law: Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 
  7. Power to remove certain temples or other
  
  structures 
  (1) The State Government may, if it is
  
  satisfied that in any temple or other structure which has been in existence for
  
  not less than twenty years, any form of worship or the performance of any
  
  ceremony is carried on with a view to perpetuate the honor of, or to preserve
  
  the memory of, any person in respect of whom sati has been committed, by order,
  
  direct the removal of such temple or other structure.
  (2) The Collector or the District Magistrate may,
  
  if he is satisfied that in any temple or other structure, other than that
  
  referred to in sub-section (1), any form of worship or the performance of any
  
  ceremony is carried on with a view to perpetuate the honor of, or to preserve
  
  the memory of, any person in respect of whom sati has been committed, by order,
  
  direct the removal of such temple or other structure.
  (3) Where any order under sub-section (1) or
  
  sub-section (2) is not complied with, the State Government or the Collector or
  
  the District Magistrate, as the case may be, shall cause the temple or other
  
  structure to be removed through a police officer not below the rank of a
  
  Sub-Inspector at the cost of the defaulter.