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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, while questioning the scale of operations, asked why the temple required 2,400 employees and remarked that the trustees appeared to have strong political backgrounds.
The matter has been adjourned and will be listed again in the third week of January.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 19, 2025 13:24 IST
The Supreme Court on Friday flagged serious concerns over the management of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, saying the trust had "created so much doubt" about the administration that judicial intervention was necessary to protect the shrine.
Hearing a dispute between the Maharashtra government and the temple management trust, the Supreme Court stayed a Bombay High Court judgment passed on December 12, as well as an order issued by the Collector of Ahilyanagar. The case relates to control over the temple's administration and finances.
"You have created so much doubt about the management of the temple that we need to protect the temple," the Supreme Court observed, underlining the need for immediate safeguards in the administration of the Maharashtra shrine.
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Published By:
Sahil Sinha
Published On:
Dec 19, 2025
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