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P. The Puri Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act, 1952.
Q. Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954.”
6. The audit report of the Accountant General, Odisha has also been filed as Annexure­F on following various aspects:
1. Fund Management;
2. Estate Management;
3. Project Management;
4. Financial Management;
5. Utilisation of Grants­in­Aid;
6. Unrealistic Budget;
7. Submission of Inflated Utilization Certificate (UC) in excess of actual expenditure;

277. Section 21­A of the Puri Sree Jagannath Temple Act should be amended to provide for suspension of a Sevak pending initiation and disposal of proceedings against him. (Chapter XXXIV)

278. Order passed by the Administrator under clauses (h) and (i) of Sub­Section 2 of Section 21 should be brought within the purview of Sub­Section 1 of section 24. (Chapter XXXIV).

279. The queue system should be introduced to regulate the entry of pilgrims inside the Temple for Darshan of the deities. Sahan Mela which at present means the pilgrims going into the Bhittar Pokharia to have Darshan of the deities, should continue. But the time allowed for such Sahan Mela should be restricted to one hour in the morning and half an hour during night. At all other times, excluding however such occasions when entry of the pilgrims to Natyamandir (the area between Chandan argali and Jaya Bijoya Dwar) is prohibited, pilgrims should be allowed to go in queue up to Chandan argali to have Darsan of the deities free of charge. If at times other than Sahan Mela a pilgrim wants to enter into the Bhittar Pokharia for Darsan of the deities he should avail himself of the provision for Paramanik Darsan which is at present in vogue. The existing fee for Paramanik Darsan should be slightly increased. (Chapter XXXV)

8. Shri Ranjit Kumar, learned Amicus Curiae has made inspection of the premises on 22­23.2.2019. He has made reference to the Puri Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act, 1952 (for short, ‘the 1952 Act’) and Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 (for short, ‘the 1954 Act’). He has drawn our attention to the definition of Sevaks as defined under Section 4(d­1) of the 1954 Act, thus:

“4(d­1) “Sevak” means any person who is recorded as such in the Record of Rights or is recognized by a competent authority as a Sevak or his substitute or has acquired the rights of a Sevak by means of any recognized mode of transfer and includes a person appointed to perform any niti or Seva under clause (i) of sub­section (2) of Section 21.”
The copy of Notification dtd.5.02.19 is annexed hereto and marked as ANNEXURE:R3/­­­­­ of the Paper Book) (XII) Proposed amendments to Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955:
As regards suggestions for amendments to Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955, A draft amendment is under preparation which will be placed before the Temple Managing Committee and State Govt. for necessary orders.”

41. The District Judge along with his report has also filed the relevant extracts of the report of the Commission of Inquiry headed by Shri B.D. Sharma, Ex­Governor, Orissa as Annexure­K and that of Mr. Justice B.K. Patra, former Judge, High Court of Orissa as Annexure­L. The recommendations in the interim report dated 20.4.2017 of the Commission of Inquiry into the affairs of Shri Jagannath Temple has also filed as Annexure­N. We have carefully perused the various reports submitted including the one by Shri Ranjit Kumar, Amicus Curiae and Ms. Priya Hingorani, learned Senior Counsel as well as the Audit Report of Accountant General, Orissa; suggestions given by Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya and Swami Nishchalanand Saraswati; and the response filed by the Temple Managing Committee.