BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Chief Secretary directing the Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments to form a committee to conduct speedy inquiry into the affairs of Sri Ramachandrapura Mutt and charges of maladministration against its pontiff Raghaveshwara Bharathi.
Hearing the petition filed by the mutt and its seer, Justice Vineet Kothari stayed the Chief Secretary’s order dated May 23, 2017.The petitioners have contended that the order is illegal.They also contended that though the Chief Secretary was asked to consider their representation by the High Court while hearing a public interest litigation, the former instead delegated the powers to the Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments to conduct an inquiry.