PIL 8/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR RS GARG HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr I Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr C Baruah, l earned counsel for the respondent Nos.1, 2, 3 and 7 and Mrs B Goyal, learned cou nsel for respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6. With the consent of the parties the petition is finally disposed of with the following directions :- (i) That, keeping in view the sentiments of the local public attached and as sociated with the Dolo Gohain Than and the holly tree (Banyan tree) it is hereby directed that the State Govt and the local administration on one side and the C entral Govt/Union of India and the National Highway Authority of India on the ot her side shall relocate the temple in question at some place which is easily acc essible to the public at large. Similarly, the said authorities shall regraft/re plant some branches of the holly tree near the proposed temple keeping in view t he sentiments of the public attached with the said temple. (ii) It is further directed that the expenditure to be incurred to complete t he exercise shall be borne half and half by the State Govt/local administration on one side and the Union of India and National Highway Authority of India on th e other side. While relocating the temple, the public spirit and the public atta chment with the temple and the deity shall be taken into consideration and the d eity shall be removed from the existing temple to the new temple with all necess ary religious rituals without offending the public opinion and the sentiments. The petition is disposed of with the above directions.