New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a separate plea of the Nirmohi Akhara seeking a direction to the Centre to reconstitute the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the affairs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, as a “public trust”.
The Nirmohi Akhara, an ancient Ramanandi Hindu monastic order devoted to Lord Ram, had played a major role in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi legal dispute. It was one of the main litigants in the title dispute, claiming rights to manage Ram Lalla and the site.
The Akhara recently approached the top court seeking changes to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, including greater transparency and public-trust status, and a role for itself in the temple administration.
