Following Karnataka HC order, ASI asks mutt to stop construction at prohibited area of historic Hoysala monument in Shivamogga’s Kudli
Though the ASI had issued notices on February 7, 2025, and February 18, 2025, directing that construction be stopped immediately, the mutt continued the construction even after.
In a recent development, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has issued a notice to the Shree Kudali Arya Akshobhya Teertha Mutt in Kudli, Shivamogga taluk, instructing them to cease construction activities within the prohibited area of the Rameshwara Temple, a protected monument from the 12th century Hoysala era. This order comes in the wake of a recent judgment by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled that the mutt must cease construction activities in the demarcated area.
Despite earlier orders from the ASI, the mutt had continued construction activities, leading to the issuance of the notice on August 17, 2026. The matter was further adjourned to November 25, 2026. The mutt had previously obtained permission from the National Monuments Authority (NMA) in March 2023, citing the old structure's collapse due to natural calamities.
However, it later emerged that the tehsildar had not issued a letter confirming the collapse of the old structure, as stated by the mutt.
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