Prayagraj, Feb. 5 -- The Allahabad high court has dismissed a contempt application filed against the Supreme Court-constituted high-powered committee for management of the Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan in Mathura district.

The plea was filed against the committee for increasing the darshan timings at the temple, allegedly in violation of the high court's November 2022 order. Justice Ashok Kumar, a retired judge of Allahabad high court, heads the Supreme Court-constituted committee.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal noted that the committee, empowered by the top court to oversee the day-to-day affairs of the temple, had decided to increase the darshan timings in light of the huge influx of pilgrims at the Banke Bihari temple, who are facin...