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EDIT: My first post on this is here

Although there was apparently a hearing on the 25th of December, I cannot find any updates on the decision. However, the commune did recieve a statement from the Commission on Religious Affairs. The statement and reply are here.

The statement pretty clearly distributes the responsibility elsewhere by recommending that the regional akim continue to follow all relevant laws and fix any inconsistencies in laws. But recommendation three is to:

To continue the previously suspended privatization of cottages and horticultural plots of land taking into account the requirements of land legislation and architectural and town-planning legislation of RK

This would seem to indicate that the destruction can/will continue.

For the Hare Krishna commune, the commission recommends that they continue to work with the local authorities, which would seem to block any chances of their finding a court of appeals, but that they can also report to local and international media and government bodies, presenting facts objectively.

Govinda Swami answers to raise a number of questions, including, if these decisions have been made, then what is the agenda for the 22 December meeting? And, why wasn’t he invited to the commission meeting that made this decision.