The Supreme Court on Wednesday did not vacate or modify its September 25 interim order issuing status quo in the Archakaship in temples governed by age-old Agamas in Tamil Nadu.
The status quo order was passed on the basis of a series of petitions alleging that the Tamil Nadu government was attempting to appoint “non-believers” as Archakas (priests), contrary to the Agamas (post-Vedic scripture conveying ritual knowledge).
“Let our status quo order continue. Heavens will not fall,” Justice M.M. Sundresh, on a Bench headed by Justice A.S. Bopanna, said listing the case for January 25, 2024.
