Overview

• A two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta rejected the plea after a brief hearing, invoking the Preamble and asking, “What is the Preamble of this country?”
• The decision upholds the Karnataka High Court’s September 15 order that found no constitutional or legal right was violated by the invitation.
• Mysuru Dasara begins September 22 at the Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi Hill as a state-organised Naada Habba rather than a temple-managed ritual.
• Petitioners claimed a non-Hindu cannot perform Agra Puja under Agama traditions, while the state cited a 62-member cross-party selection committee and the 2017 invitation to poet Nisar Ahmed.
• No temple trustees alleged infringement, clearing the way for International Booker winner Banu Mushtaq to preside even as political objections continue outside court.