(Arun Mishra and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, JJ.)
Sarika ____________________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Administrator, Mahakaleshwar Mandir Committee, Ujjain (MP) & Ors. _______________________________________________ Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 15459/2017, decided on October 13, 2017
(and IA No. 63079/2017-Clarification/Direction and IA No. 77439/2017-Exemption From Filing O.T. and IA No. 104001/2017-Exemption From Filing O.T. and IA No. 104003/2017-Permission to File Application For Direction and IA No. 105235/2017-Exemption From Filing O.T.)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. This Court had constituted a Committee on 25.8.2017 consisting of Shri Madan Singh Chauhan, Regional Director, (Archaeologist), ASI, Central Region, Bhopal; (ii) Dr. V.K. Saxena, Director (Science), (Archaeological Chemist), ASI, Science Branch, Dehradun; (iii) Shri Hemraj Suryavanshi, Dy. Director, General, State Unit, Madhya Pradesh, GSI, Bhopal; and (iv) Shri L.L. Vishwakarma, Director, Su: MP, GSI, Bhopal. They have submitted their reports which are exhaustive. Respondent No. 1 Temple Committee has filed its response to various proposals made by the Expert Committee. They have filed point-wise response contained in Annexure R1. The Temple Committee has suggested certain remedial measures. In the circumstances it is appropriate to request the Temple Committee to consider the various recommendations. It was also stated that let the Committee take a decision for implementation of the recommendations which are to be accepted as it is primary responsibility for the Committee to manage the affairs. Let a considered firm decision be taken regarding implementation.
3. We appreciate the gesture of the counsel for the parties as it is not adversarial litigation but in order to improve the overall situation and to protect and preserve the Lingam of Mahakaleshwar. It was also stated that the Committee has decided to regulate the timings etc. and various suggestions were made during the course of hearing. Let Committee take a decision considering the overall interest and rise to the occasion by doing the needful. Let the Committee consider the report of the experts and its stand taken in the annexure R/1 filed by them and pass appropriate resolutions as prayed by counsel for respondent No. 1
4. Be listed on 27.10.2017.
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