A physically challenged devotee of Lord Jagannath has filed a contempt petition on Tuesday in Orissa High Court slamming the Puri Shree Jagannath temple administration (SJTA) for not implementing the court order in making the 12th century holy shrine disabled-friendly.
The Orissa high court in March 2022 has ruled that a plea to make the Jagannath Temple in Puri disabled friendly involves “urgency” warranting a decision within a month. The court has issued directions to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration to make the 12th century shrine accessible to differently-abled persons.
A contempt petition had been filed in December 2022with HC directing the SJTA to decide the matter within 1month positively.
The petitioner- Jitendra Biswal- who is wheelchair bound- on Tuesday filed the contempt petition accusing the SJTA of willful disobedience of Court order, said petitioner’s counsel Goutam Acharya.