Temples are not personal property of Trustees : Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court slams Mahakaleshwar temple
No case can be registered against a scheduled caste woman for entering a restricted area in the temple : Court
There are rules against anyone entering certain areas of the temple

Jaipur (Rajasthan) – The Rajasthan High Court has sternly addressed a case involving the Mahakaleshwar Temple Trust. A woman faced objection from the temple trustees after she entered a restricted area of the temple, leading to a case being registered against her. In response, the woman, identified as Sapna Nimawat, approached the High Court and challenged the charges against her. The Court noted that there was no wrongful intent behind her entering the restricted area and that she did not cause any damage to the temple property, ordering that the case against her be dismissed.

1. The trustees of the Mahakaleshwar Mahadev Siddha Dham Temple have erected barricades in some areas of the temple to prohibit general public access to these areas.

2. Despite this, Sapna Nimawat attempted to bypass these barricades. Consequently, the Police registered a case against her for trespassing and ‘misconduct with intent to cause harm’.

3. In response, the woman filed a petition in the High Court. Justice Arun Monga stated that the charges were incorrect. He also noted that since the woman belongs to a Scheduled Caste and given that there have been historical instances of denying temple access to people from Scheduled Castes, the trustees might have such an intention. Temples are not the personal property of trustees.

Editorial Perspective

If a Scheduled Caste devotee, especially a woman, approaches the High Court directly to challenge charges against her, it raises questions about potential anti-Hindu conspiracies behind such actions !