SC questions UP on temple ordinance
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 HC judge to manage the day-to-day affairs of the temple 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 for administrative takeover of the temple by a state-run trust that was given power to manage even the temple funds. The ordinance came after a May 15 top court judgment allowing the UP government to utilise temple funds to acquire 5 acres of land for a corridor development project around the premises. P8...
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