PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 13 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the defence ministry to take a final decision within four weeks on the removal of a temple which has been declared unauthorised on land belonging to the Cantonment Board, Jhansi.

The court further directed Additional Solicitor General of India SP Singh to obtain necessary instructions in the matter and file a compliance report by the next date of hearing on December 9.

The bench comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad passed the order on a writ petition filed by Gaurav Agarwal seeking removal of the unauthorised temple structure from the Cantonment Board land.

The court in its November 4 order, observed, "Let the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New D...