India, May 11 -- A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and state Governments to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given to priests, sevadars and temple staff in State-controlled temples.

The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said that the writ petition seeks directions to the Centre and States to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the remuneration and other benefits given to the priests and temple staff in State-controlled temples.

"Petitioner also seeks a declaration that priests and temple staff are 'employee' under Section 2(k) of the Code on Wages, 2019. Petitioner submits that once the State assumes ...