Overview

• A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi suggested appointing a retired High Court judge to head an interim committee managing temple affairs until the 2025 ordinance is adjudicated
• The court indicated it will keep in abeyance its May 15 judgment that allowed use of temple funds for a Mathura-Vrindavan development corridor
• Justices hinted at referring petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s temple trust ordinance to the Allahabad High Court for constitutional review
• Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj defended the law as a measure for secular administration and filed state proposals mirroring the court’s interim oversight plan
• Traditional custodians led by advocate Sankalp Goswami argue the ordinance infringes on religious autonomy and undermines the temple’s private management