Supreme Court agrees to examine plea seeking full Buddhist control over Mahabodhi Temple

9 months ago

Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, Aug 7: The Supreme Court of India has agreed to examine a long-standing plea filed by a section of the country’s Buddhist community seeking complete Buddhist control over the management and administration of the Mahabodhi Mahavihara, the revered UNESCO World Heritage site in Bodh Gaya, Bihar according to Hindustan Times.

The apex court issued notice to the Centre and relevant authorities on Monday, seeking their response to the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949.

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh admitted the plea and tagged it with a similar case pending before the apex court. The petitioners are calling for the repeal of the 1949 Act—state legislation currently governing the Mahabodhi Temple—and the introduction of a new cen...

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