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Supreme Court Refines Criteria for Interim Banke Bihari Temple Panel

The bench is finalizing a committee head requirement that the retired judge belong to the Vaishnav sect.

The SC proposal had come from a bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi on Monday when the court expressed concern over the deadlock between the state and the current temple managing committee. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
File photo: Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura | Commons
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi is shaping an interim committee to run the Banke Bihari Temple until legal challenges to the 2025 trust ordinance are resolved.
  • Uttar Pradesh’s Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj confirmed that the state has no objection to the panel and supports granting it access to temple funds for the planned development corridor.
  • The court has invited submissions from temple authorities and the Goswami community on suitable members and will hear suggestions at the next hearing on August 9.
  • In parallel, the Allahabad High Court has postponed its own hearing on the trust ordinance to August 26 pending the Supreme Court’s orders.
  • Hereditary Goswami trustees and temple priests maintain their opposition to the state takeover as an infringement on religious autonomy despite government arguments on safety and infrastructure upgrades following a 2022 stampede.