The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday, January 2, refused to pass an interim order at this stage against the unveiling of a statue of late Sri Shivaratri Rajendra Swami of Suttur Mutt at Gun House Circle in Mysuru as petitioners have not produced any material to show that the statue is scheduled to be unveiled on January 4.
However, the Court sought the State government’s response to the complaint made in a PIL petition that the permission granted by a district-level committee on December 5, 2023, for the installation of the statue, was contrary to the directions of the apex court on the installation of statues. The court also noted that the statue is already installed based on the permission granted by the committee.
Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit passed the interim order on the petition filed by Subramanya and Sheelavathi N., both Mysuru-based advocates.
