'Courts can't decide who enters temples'
New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the discretion exercised by the district collector in allowing "VIPs" to enter the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the Shri Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, observing that courts cannot decide who should be permitted to enter a temple and raising doubts over the justiciability of such pleas.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea after a brief hearing and permitted him to make a representation to the competent authorities instead.
"In the presence of Mahakaal, nobody can be a VIP," the bench remarked during the hearing, while cautioning against...
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