New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday listed a petition filed against the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the decision of the state government to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the state-sponsored Dasara Mahotsav at the Chamundeshwari temple, Mysuru.

A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India agreed to hear the plea after an advocate sought urgent listing of the case against a High Court order saying non-Hindus can't perform the 'Agra Puja'.

"This is a plea against the Karnataka government's decision to allow a non-Hindu to perform 'Agra Puja' at the Chamundeshwari Temple for the inauguration of Dasara in Mysuru," counsel said, adding that the event is on September 22.

The plea is likely t...