New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice on a petition filed by Mahant Surendranath, seeking the quashing of the FIR registered against him in connection with the electrocution incident at Kalkaji Mandir.

The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has scheduled the matter for hearing on February 11.

Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing Mahant Surendranath, submitted that the petitioner, in his role as a Baridar at Kalkaji Mandir during the 2024 Navratri had limited responsibilities. These duties were confined to performing Puja/Seva and managing finances for the relevant arrangements.

Advocate Pahwa further pointed out that the Memorandum of the Kalkaji Mandir Society clearly states that the day-to-day ma...