NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will now decide the course of hearing on a petition challenging the validity of the Uttar Pradesh government’s 2025 Ordinance related to the management of the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura-Vrindavan.
The decision on which Bench will hear the matter will be taken by the Chief Justice of India (CJI), following a direction issued by a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant.
During the hearing, it was brought to the court’s attention that another petition related to the same issue is already pending before a different Bench.
Considering the overlap, Justice Kant’s Bench directed that the matter be placed before the CJI, who will assign the appropriate Bench for hearing all related pleas together.