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1. Factual Background (3) (a) The most important and venerated place of worship and pilgrimage of the Jain community is the Sri Sammad Shikhar" popularly " referred to as the Parasnath hill situated in the district of Giridih within the State of Jharkhand.

(3) (b) The Jain community consider this place to be the sanctum sanctorum from where, they believe, that at least 20 out of the 24 "tirthankars" attained their salvation from the different peaks of the said hill and who, left their "Charan Chinhas" (foot impressions) which are said to be located on these peaks. These holy places are visited and worshiped by the Jains in multitudinous numbers each years. The foot impressions are located in the shrines which are to be found at heights more than 4000 Feet above mean sea level and the devotees arduously undertake journey of about 30 Kilometers from the foot hill at Madhuban to reach these holy shrines situated at the top of the hill.