Overview

• The court permitted the Travancore Devaswom Board to hold the event at Pampa on September 20 after hearing multiple petitions.
• It directed preservation of the holy Pampa and ordered that nothing harmful to nature take place during the meet.
• Participants are not to receive special privileges at Sabarimala, and the rights of ordinary devotees must remain protected.
• Organisers must file a detailed income and expenditure statement within 45 days to ensure financial transparency.
• The state told the court that neither it nor the TDB will fund the meet, saying sponsorships will cover costs, as critics press allegations of politicisation and misuse of the deity’s name.