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PADT takes back ownership of Dharmashala after 21 years



KATHMANDU: The Dharmashala in Gaushala has returned to the ownership of Pashupati Area Development Fund after 21 years.

This was possible after the Kathmandu District Court annulled the agreement reached between Shri Pashupatinath Amalkot (currently Pashupati Area Development Fund) and Marwadi Service Committee regarding operation of Pashupati Gaushala Dharmashala in 2060 BS.

The Committee had filed a case after the Board of Directors of Pashupati Area Development Fund decided to cancel the nine-point agreement reached with the Marwadi Service Committee.

But the court ruled in the favour of the PADT. The dharmashala owned by Pashupatinath had been used for commercial purpose but will now used for religious purpose only, PADT Member Secretary Dr Milan Kumar Thapa said.

The Marwadi Seva Samiti had been running hotels, lodges, restaurants, dialysis centers, among others in the centre that was taken on hire for just 51,000 rupees a year.

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