SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
SURYA KANT, JOYMALYA BAGCHI, JJ
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THAKUR SHREE BANKEY BIHARI JI MAHARAJ TEMPLE & ANR. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. – Respondent
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| 1. procedural aspects of permissions granted. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
ORDER
1. Delay condoned.
2. Permission to file miscellaneous applications is granted. Permission to appear and argue in-person is granted.
3. Applications for impleadment/intervention are allowed. Cause title be amended accordingly.
4. The present batch of Writ Petition(s) and Miscellaneous Application(s) chiefly pertain to the management and development of the Thakur Shree Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple at Vrindavan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter, “the Temple”). The core concerns of the petitioners seem to stem from the promulgation of the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance , 2025 (hereinafter, “the Ordinance”) which allows the State to establish a Trust for managing the affairs of the Temple.
5. At the outset, we may briefly advert to the factual circumstances relevant for the purposes of the present adjudication. The subject-Temple is admittedly a centuries-old, world-renowned destination for Hindu devotees and pilgrims in India, with significant spiritual and cultural import. It is a matter of record that the Temple was constructed in 1864 on land gifted by Raja Ratan Sin
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