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Banke Bihari Temple : Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Change The Present Religious Practices
The petitioners have challenged recent administrative decisions taken by a court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC) that have allegedly interfered with age-old religious traditions.
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The Supreme Court has made it clear that it would not make “any structural changes” to the present arrangement with regard to religious practices at the famous Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of senior advocate Shayam Divan and lawyer Tanvi Dubey, and directed that the matter be listed after two weeks to allow the parties to respond to a recently-filed status report.
The top court was hearing a petition filed by the management committee of the Thakur Shree Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple and Sevayats (priests).
The petitioners have challenged recent administrative decisions taken by a court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC) that have allegedly interfered with age-old religious traditions.
Earlier, the court had stayed parts of the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, and formed the 12-member HPC headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Ashok Kumar to oversee the temple’s operations.