Agra, Feb. 19 -- The chairman of the high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court for the management of the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, has stressed the need to implement the panel's recommendations regarding the duration of 'darshan' at the shrine. He warned that failure to enforce the changes suggested by the Supreme Court-appointed committee could prima facie amount to contempt of the apex court.

Earlier, on September 11, 2025, the committee adopted a resolution to extend the darshan timings in light of the huge influx of pilgrims at the Banke Bihari temple.

The high-powered committee held its meeting at Laxman Shaheed Bhawan in Vrindavan on Tuesday. Presided over by Ashok Kumar, the retired Justice of the A...