A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti issued a discover to the Uttarakhand authorities within the matter on July 28 and sought a reply inside two weeks.
The highest court docket had earlier mentioned any determination taken by the Badri Kedar Temple Committee can be topic to the result of the petition.
The plea of Mahant Bhawani Nandan Giri, filed within the prime court docket via advocate Ashwani Dubey, has contended that the Uttarakhand Excessive Courtroom had, with none proof and grievance, delegated the management of the temple to a committee regardless of there being a panel consisting of the district Justice of the Peace (DM) and senior superintendent of police of Haridwar that was constituted by it in 2012.
The petitioner has additionally argued that the path to nominate the receiver was handed throughout an anticipatory bail plea listening to of an accused in a felony matter.The Maa Chandi Devi temple was based within the eighth century by Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya and since, it's said that the petitioner's ancestors have been managing and taking care of it as “sevayat”.There may be neither a single grievance nor the query of mismanagement or misappropriation has ever been flagged by the committee consisting of the DM and the SSP appointed by the excessive court docket, the plea has mentioned.”The excessive court docket handed instructions that are arbitrary, unlawful and perverse and out of doors the pleadings and with none particular reduction, that too in violation of the precept of pure justice because the petitioner, who's the sevayat/chief trustee, was not heard,” the plea has mentioned.
The petitioner has additional mentioned the excessive court docket didn't difficulty a discover and handed the impugned instructions.
The plea has mentioned the excessive court docket “erroneously” entrusted the work of the temple to the Badri Kedar Temple Committee, with out appreciating that the panel consisting of the DM and the SSP was working diligently.
The excessive court docket handed the order whereas listening to an anticipatory bail plea filed by one Reena Bisht, claiming to be the live-in companion of Rohit Giri, the top priest of the temple.
Rohit Giri's spouse, Geetanjali, acquired an FIR lodged on Might 21 in opposition to her husband, Bisht and 7 others, alleging that the lady tried to run over her son with a car on Might 14.
On the identical day, Rohit Giri was arrested by the Punjab Police in a separate molestation case and is at present in judicial custody.
The excessive court docket had noticed that Rohit Giri was dwelling with Bisht when his divorce proceedings have been pending and Bisht gave delivery to their little one in January.
“Trustees of the temple are making a noxious environment … and there's full mismanagement within the belief. It can't be dominated out that there could also be misappropriation of donations,” it had mentioned.
