Orissa HC seeks readability over reopening of Ratna Bhandar
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CUTTACK: The demand for reopening the Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar (treasury) for inspection and stock of the jewelleries and valuables of the deities has come into focus with the Orissa High Court on Tuesday looking for response on it from the State authorities.
The division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to clear the air over reopening of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar.
Ratna Bhandar is classed below three classes. In category-I the articles are saved in Bhitar Bhandar and by no means used. In Category II – these which might be used solely on ceremonial or festive event and Category III – these which might be for day by day use of the deities.
The HC sought the response from SJTA on a petition looking for inventory taking of the properties and valuables within the Ratna Bhandar and make public the end result of the stock. A High Court lawyer Dillip Kumar Mohapatra filed the petition on June 6, 2018. But the petition was since pending with none orders.
Petitioner counsel Alok Mohapatra pressed for reopening of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar when the petition got here up on Tuesday. He mentioned a whole stock of the articles within the Ratna Bhandar was final performed in 1978. As no stock has since been product of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar, it has change into important to know whether or not the jewelleries and different valuables of the deities are intact and protected, the petitioner counsel argued.
Taking word of it, the bench fastened January 5, 2023 for listening to on the matter together with the SJTA’s reply.
CUTTACK: The demand for reopening the Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar (treasury) for inspection and stock of the jewelleries and valuables of the deities has come into focus with the Orissa High Court on Tuesday looking for response on it from the State authorities.
The division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to clear the air over reopening of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar.
Ratna Bhandar is classed below three classes. In category-I the articles are saved in Bhitar Bhandar and by no means used. In Category II – these which might be used solely on ceremonial or festive event and Category III – these which might be for day by day use of the deities.
The HC sought the response from SJTA on a petition looking for inventory taking of the properties and valuables within the Ratna Bhandar and make public the end result of the stock. A High Court lawyer Dillip Kumar Mohapatra filed the petition on June 6, 2018. But the petition was since pending with none orders.
Petitioner counsel Alok Mohapatra pressed for reopening of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar when the petition got here up on Tuesday. He mentioned a whole stock of the articles within the Ratna Bhandar was final performed in 1978. As no stock has since been product of the Bhitar Ratna Bhandar, it has change into important to know whether or not the jewelleries and different valuables of the deities are intact and protected, the petitioner counsel argued.
Taking word of it, the bench fastened January 5, 2023 for listening to on the matter together with the SJTA’s reply.
