US EditionBanke Bihar Temple Row: Supreme Court Sets up 14-Member Panel to Oversee Functioning
VRINDAVAN, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, AUG 8 – The Supreme Court appointed a 12-member interim panel to manage the Banke Bihari Temple amid disputes over a Rs 500 crore corridor development and fund usage, pending High Court review.
- The Supreme Court has established a 14-member committee to manage the Vrindavan Shri Banke Bihari Temple, led by retired Justice Ashok Kumar, pending a ruling on a related ordinance from the Allahabad High Court.
- The committee is tasked with overseeing daily operations of the temple and plans for its comprehensive development, including land acquisition if necessary.
- The Supreme Court criticized the Allahabad High Court for its handling of a PIL regarding the temple and questioned its language towards the Uttar Pradesh government.
- The court emphasized the need for essential amenities for temple visitors and noted previous management problems that have caused distress to pilgrims visiting the temple.
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Banke Bihar Temple row: Supreme Court sets up 14-member panel to oversee functioning
The Supreme Court has set up a 14-member high-powered Temple Management Committee under former Allahabad High Court judge Justice Ashok Kumar to “oversee and supervise the day-to-day functioning inside and outside” the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan till the High Court takes a decision on the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Ordinance bringing the […]
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Supreme Court forms panel for management of Vrindavan Shri Banke Bihari temple
The Supreme Court on Saturday formed a high-level committee for the management of Vrindavan Shri Banke Bihari temple and said the committee will be headed by retired Allahabad HC judge Justice Ashok Kumar. New panel to look after day-to-day work of temple The apex court said that until the High Court passes an order on the ordinance issued by the UP government, this committee appointed by the Supreme Court will look after the day-to-day work of …
The Supreme Court has quashed the order of May 15, 2025 in the famous Banke Bihari temple corridor case of Vrindavan in which the use of the temple's bank funds was allowed. The court has ordered the formation of an interim committee for transparent management, which will take over the responsibility of administrative and law and order.
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