Overview
- The court stayed the Bombay High Court’s December 12 order and halted related actions by the Ahilyanagar collector.
- The Nashik divisional commissioner, assisted by sub-divisional magistrates, will handle daily administration until a new committee is formed under the 2018 Act.
- Justices cited the trust’s expiring term on December 31 and concerns over handling “hundreds of crores” in offerings.
- The bench questioned the collector’s swift handover to the trust and signaled it may examine his conduct.
- The state alleged a payroll of over 2,400 employees costing more than Rs 2.5 crore a month, claims the trust disputes as politically driven; the case returns in the third week of January.