New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told the Uttar Pradesh government that it acted in a "clandestine" manner and with "tearing hurry" in bringing an ordinance to take over Mathura's Bankey Bihari temple.

The court proposed having an interim administrative committee headed by a former high court judge to manage the day-to-day affairs of the temple and propose steps for its holistic development aimed at promoting religious tourism and granted a day's time for the state and the temple management to respond with suggestions.

On May 26, the UP government brought an ordinance titled "Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025" which allowed administrative takeover of the temple by a state-run trust that was...