New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday proposed the constitution of an interim committee by a former High Court judge to oversee the management of the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, Mathura.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi questioned Uttar Pradesh over its "tearing hurry" in promulgating the Shri Bankey Bihari Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, for taking over the management of the temple.

In a dispute between the temple and a Uttar Pradesh government ordinance about the proposed redevelopment of a corridor using Rs 500 crore from temple funds, Justice Kant said, "Lord Krishna was the first mediator... please try to mediate the matter."

Proposing that a committee can oversee the management of the temple,...