Puri: The Orissa HC has directed the Odisha Government to appoint a Committee for the Ratna bhandar issue within four weeks time. A Ratna Bhandar committee will be formed.
The administration of Shree Mandir in Puri had proposed for the committee on last January 12. A high power committee will be formed to supervise the Ratna bhandar. This committee will be formed within a maximum of four weeks.
The committee will be chaired by a retired judge. The state government informed the High Court about this. The next hearing of the case will be held after four weeks. An appeal had been made to implement the order of the Court delivered on September 29.
On September 29, Orissa High Court heard the petition filed over the re-opening of the Shree mandir Ratna Bhandar and refused to intervene in the matter. While refusing to intervene in the matter, the court also directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to constitute a high-level committee.
The Court further said that the Committee should be formed including sevayats and engineers within two months and the committee will take the final decision on re-opening of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar.
While speaking about the development, senior Lawyer Pitambar Acharya said that with the verdict of the Orissa High Court, the hindrances to re-open the Ratna Bhandar and counting of the ornaments of the Holy Trinity has become clear.
Ms Kalinga