SC refuses to entertain plea against ‘VIP darshan’ at Mahakal temple

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Practice of VIP Darshan at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain

Visnu Jain, who appeared for the petitioner, argued that there is a need for a uniform policy on who is allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum.

SC refuses to entertain plea against ‘VIP darshan’ at Mahakal temple - The Tribune

Petitioner had challenged MP High Court order that dismissed objections to preferential treatment extended to VIPs for offering water to deity inside sanctum sanctorum.

SC refuses to entertain plea against ‘VIP darshan’ at Mahakal temple

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 27, declined to entertain a petition challenging the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ and preferential entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, saying the regulation of religious rituals and entry is not a “justiciable” matter. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi, however, asked lawyer Vishnu Shanka…

SC refuses to entertain plea challenging ‘VIP darshan’ at Mahakaleshwar temple

The Court said regulation of VIP entry at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple is beyond judicial authority and advised the petitioner to approach the temple authorities.