Supreme Court rejects Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust plea seeking exemption from audit of 25 years

In July last year, the top court ordered an audit of the last 25 years for the Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.

Swami Padmanabha Temple, Supreme Court

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22 Sep 2021, 6:08 am

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust seeking exemption from the audit of 25 years that was ordered by the Court in July 2020. (Sri Marthanda Varma v. The State Of Kerala).

A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi rejected the first prayer and decided that it was clear that the audit was not intended to be confined to the Temple only, but also the Trust.

The judgment of the Supreme Court passed last year held that the death of the King of Travancore, who signed the covenant, does not affect Shebaitship (management and maintenance of the idol) of the Travancore royal family.

The Court had specifically directed the Administrative Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Temple to undertake an audit for the last 25 years, as suggested by the Amicus Curiae and Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium.