The Supreme Court is slated to hear on August 19 a plea filed by the “sevayat” of the Maa Chandi Devi temple in Haridwar, seeking a stay on an order of the Uttarakhand High Court directing the Badri Kedar Temple Committee to appoint a receiver for overseeing the shrine’s management.
A “sevayat” is a priest actively involved in the daily rituals and management of a temple.






