Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)
Bangalore, Mar 23: The controversy over the government’s decision to hand over Gokarna Lord Mahabaleshwara Temple to Ramachandrapur Mutt after divesting a local trust of the responsibility of managing it, is far from over. The state High Court on Monday March 22, admitted a public interest litigation filed by some priests and devotees of the temple, for hearing.
The petition questions the decision of the government to hand over the temple in Gokarna to Ramachandrapur Mutt. But, both Ramachandrapur Mutt and the state government had raised objections to the PIL, saying that it is backed by selfish interests and hence the petition can not be treated as a public interest petition.
However, the division bench presided by Justice Gopal Gowda admitted the petition, observing that the objection raised by the government was backed by selfish interests.