<div align="justify">A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka headed by Chief Justice S K Mukherjee on Friday recused from hearing a PIL seeking directions to remove Raghaveshwara Bharathi as the seer of the Ramachandrapur Mutt.<br /><br />The bench passed an order stating personal inconvenience of one of the judges of the bench. The PIL will be listed before another division bench. <br /><br />Petitioners, Edurkala Ishwara Bhat and others had moved the court seeking directions to regulate Ramachandrapur Mutt and other mutts in the state by passing a regulatory statute by the state legislature.<br /><br />The petitioners contended that the seer transgressed and violated all norms prescribed by the scriptures and has indulged in proscribed activities and is an accused in several cases. <br /><br />The petitioners sought directions to appoint a committee to suggest the successor to the Mutt and to manage its administration. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka headed by Chief Justice S K Mukherjee on Friday recused from hearing a PIL seeking directions to remove Raghaveshwara Bharathi as the seer of the Ramachandrapur Mutt.<br /><br />The bench passed an order stating personal inconvenience of one of the judges of the bench. The PIL will be listed before another division bench. <br /><br />Petitioners, Edurkala Ishwara Bhat and others had moved the court seeking directions to regulate Ramachandrapur Mutt and other mutts in the state by passing a regulatory statute by the state legislature.<br /><br />The petitioners contended that the seer transgressed and violated all norms prescribed by the scriptures and has indulged in proscribed activities and is an accused in several cases. <br /><br />The petitioners sought directions to appoint a committee to suggest the successor to the Mutt and to manage its administration. <br /></div>
