<p>The ashram of Ashutosh Maharaj, who was declared clinically dead on January 29, on Thursday moved Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a 30-day extension on the deadline given by it to perform the last rites of self-styled godman, so that it could challenge the verdict.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan moved a petition in the High Court saying they want a month’s time to challenge the single judge bench order, which had directed on December 1 to conduct the last rites of the godman within 15 days, before a Division Bench.<br />The application will come up for hearing on Friday.<br /><br />On December 1, the court had directed to constitute a committee under the District Magistrate to look into the matter and asked DGP and chief secretary to monitor the situation.<br /><br />The court had also observed that religious sentiments of the followers should not be hurt.<br />On January 29, ashram doctors had declared Ashutosh alias Mahesh Kumar Jha clinically dead, after which the management had kept the body inside a deep freezer, stating that the spiritual head had gone into ‘samadhi’ (deep state of meditation).</p>
<p>The ashram of Ashutosh Maharaj, who was declared clinically dead on January 29, on Thursday moved Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a 30-day extension on the deadline given by it to perform the last rites of self-styled godman, so that it could challenge the verdict.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan moved a petition in the High Court saying they want a month’s time to challenge the single judge bench order, which had directed on December 1 to conduct the last rites of the godman within 15 days, before a Division Bench.<br />The application will come up for hearing on Friday.<br /><br />On December 1, the court had directed to constitute a committee under the District Magistrate to look into the matter and asked DGP and chief secretary to monitor the situation.<br /><br />The court had also observed that religious sentiments of the followers should not be hurt.<br />On January 29, ashram doctors had declared Ashutosh alias Mahesh Kumar Jha clinically dead, after which the management had kept the body inside a deep freezer, stating that the spiritual head had gone into ‘samadhi’ (deep state of meditation).</p>