New Delhi: In a bizarre turn of events, a 'blunder' in summons issued by a court in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh meant that a Shivalinga was uprooted and taken to the tehsil office in a pushcart on Friday.

According to the Times of India, a petition was filed against the encroachment of government land by ten people. The tehsil's court issued summons to everyone in the matter, including a Shiva temple. A resident of Raigarh alleged that the temple has been built on government land.

The notice did not summon the priest or administrator of the temple but the temple itself, and warned of a penalty of Rs 10,000 for non-appearance.

Therefore, the locals "couldn't think of a better idea than making 'Lord Shiva' appear in the tehsil court", Times of India reported.

As the Shivalinga, with the sculpture of a snake around it, was being pushed towards the court, it "sparked a sensation and scores of people followed" it, according to the newspaper.

Court officials were stunned at the sight and checked the summons, revealing the error: that the notice mistakenly summoned the temple. Fresh summons in the name of a person will now be sent, according to reports. Friday's hearing was cancelled and the matter will now be heard on April 13.

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