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Supreme Court to take up plea on Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri

Justices B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli agree to list the matter for urgent hearing upon a request from the counsel for the petitioner Sumanta Kumar Gadhei

Our Legal Correspondent New Delhi Published 31.05.22, 12:50 AM
Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.

Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. File photo

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up on Tuesday a petition challenging the Odisha government’s decision to carry out excavation work around the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.

The plea alleged that the construction work was posing a serious threat to the structure of the historical shrine.

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A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli agreed to list the matter for urgent hearing upon a request from the counsel for the petitioner Sumanta Kumar Gadhei.

The bench asked Gadhei to serve a copy of the petition to senior advocate Ranjit Kumar who is assisting the court in the matter as an amicus curiae.

The petitioner has sought a ban on all construction or excavation work on temple land.

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