Supreme Court to hear petition seeking Buddhist control of community’s top site at Bodh Gaya

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’25) – The Supreme Court of India has on Aug 4 agreed to examine a long-pending plea by a section of Buddhists in the country, seeking total Buddhist control over the management and administration of the UNESCO World Heritage site Mahabodhi Mahavihara at Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar. The issue has been raised from time to time, and a bench of India’s apex court has now agreed to examine a plea for repealing the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, reported the timesofindia.com Aug 4.

The petitioners’ demand is said to include replacing the Act with a central law.

The report said a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswa...

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