The earlier PIL, filed by one Umakanta Pattanayak of Kendrapara district, was listed for hearing by a division bench on the day. But the matter could not be taken up since the lawyers gathered in a condolence meeting following the death of a member of the bar.
The High Court had on last Wednesday issued notices directing the state government and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to respond to the PIL filed by Pattanayak. The Court had ordered the State Chief Secretary, the Law Secretary and the Chief Administrator of SJTA to respond within two weeks.
The petitioner said the incident that happened on June 16 in the Temple was in violation of thousand years of customs and usages followed in the temple.
The "irregularities" have hurt the religious sentiments of the devotees of the Lord Jagannath across the world, the petition said.