Banke Bihari Temple Management: Supreme Court Steps In with Committee

In a recent development, the Supreme Court has established a committee to manage the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. Justice Ashok Kumar, a retired judge from the Allahabad High Court, will serve as the chairman. The Supreme Court’s written directive mandates that the committee will be responsible for the temple’s operations until the Allahabad High Court issues its decision on the Uttar Pradesh government’s ordinance. This decision prevents the Uttar Pradesh government from establishing a trust for the temple’s management as per the ordinance. The Supreme Court’s action follows the suspension of the committee formed under the Uttar Pradesh Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, and the referral of the challenge to the ordinance’s constitutional validity to the Allahabad High Court.