HC directs DC to take over management of Srinagar’s Raghunath Temple
Hindustan TimesThe Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has directed the Srinagar divisional commissioner to immediately take over the management of Raghunath Temple in Barzulla and its properties including its 159-kanal land. J&K and Ladakh HC directed the DC to take over management of Srinagar’s Raghunath Temple. The court in its order said the properties shall remain in the name of the temple under the management of the district administration and no change in revenue records shall be permitted. In an order dated July 9 in a series of petitions and applications relating to temple properties in J&K and their management, the HC decided on the petition regarding management of Shri Raghu Nath Mandir and Nagbal Gautam Nag Temple, Anantnag, saying the properties “vest in the Deity” and, therefore, are required to be managed in an effective and peaceful manner.