HC extends order on interim administrator of Murugha Mutt

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The High Court on Tuesday extended its earlier order appointing the Principal District Judge, Chitradurga, as the interim administrator of the Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt. The division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice MGS Kamal was hearing a challenge to the order of a single-judge bench which had set aside the appointment of an administrator by the State.

The hearing was adjourned to August 8 and the interim administrator appointed by the HC, who took charge on July 4, will continue till then.

The counsel for the Mutt, Jayakumar S Patil, argued before the bench that the swamiji of a branch Mutt (Basava Prabhu) is managing the affairs as a caretaker and he has obtained the power of attorney from pontiff Shivamurthy Sharana who is in judicial custody facing Pocso charges.