SC: Panel led by retd HC judge to manage Banke Bihari temple | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday stated it will give authorized form to its view {that a} committee headed by a retired excessive courtroom judge ought to administer Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan till Allahabad HC determined the validity of UP govt’s ordinance for growth of the temple and its environment.A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi stated given the unlucky incident of a stampede contained in the temple in 2022 leading to deaths of pilgrims, “we are of the view that the temple administration should be managed in the interim by a committee headed by a retired HC judge who should be assisted by top officials of Mathura district.”Appearing for the Goswamis (pujaris), who declare it was a non-public temple and that govt had no authority to take over its administration, senior advocate Kapil Sibal steered to the courtroom that it will be higher if a retired SC judge was made chairperson of the temple administration committee. The bench stated, “A retired HC judge would be good enough to manage the temple administration.”Apart from administration, SC stated it was mulling empowering the retired judge-led committee to “look into purchase of land around the temple”. The bench stated it will additionally authorise the retired HC judge to induct some ‘Goswamis’ into the committee for the aim of easy conduct of temple rituals.Additional solicitor common Ok M Nataraj, showing for UP govt, br-ought to the courtroom’s discover {that a} single judge bench of the HC was additionally listening to a problem to the ordinance and that it had made sure unwarranted observations and handed orders.The Justice Kant-led bench stated, “Is the single judge not aware of the proceedings before SC?” The bench stayed the order and additional proceedings earlier than the only judge.