India, Nov. 20 -- The Uttarakhand High Court (HC) has directed that the Swami Kailashananda Trust's dharamshala, temple, cowshed and other properties be handed over to the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC).
The dispute concerning the ownership and management of the trust and its properties located near Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh first came before the Dehradun District Court in 2014.
The case was heard by Justice Rakesh Thapliyal, who after hearing all parties and considering the evidence, ordered that all the trust's properties, including the dharamshala, be handed over to the BKTC.
During the lengthy proceedings, it was revealed that some people had illegally encroached upon the trust's temple near Lakshman Jhula, its dh...