Puttur Temple row : HC orders reprinting of invitations without DC’s name

Puttur Temple row : HC orders reprinting of invitations without DC’s name

Mangalore Today News Network

Puttur, March 30, 2016 : In what is termed a set back to the district administration in the Puttur Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple invitation row, the  High Court has  reportedly ordered  reprinting of the invitation cards of the Temple’s Car Festival without  the name of the DC, by upholding a petition filed  questioning the mention of the name of the  DC in the invitation card.

A devotee had earlier moved the court arguing that the  inclusion of the name of the DC in the invitation card was against the law, while the State Government had argued that  the  name of the DC in the invitation was as per the Protocol.

The petitioner had even contended  that as  per  the Mujrai Rule, in the event of a DC being a non-Hindu, a sub-ordinate official who is a Hindu can discharge the duties  which a DC had to otherwise perform in temples.

The Temple Car Festival is scheduled to be held from April 10 to 20 and the DC’s name in the invitation was widely opposed by Hindu outfits. Devotees had even held special prayers  seeking  conducive orders from the court.