In Brief
The petitioner, the elected Dolois (head priest) of the Bordeuri Samaj at Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple, sought contempt action against respondents for breaching the Supreme Court's 2015 judgment directing handover of temple properties and funds. The respondents, who formed the Kamakhya Debutter Board in 1998, were alleged to have misappropriated Rs. 7.62 crores belonging to the temple. The Court dismissed the contempt petition, holding that while an inquiry report indicated prima facie misappropriation, such observations are not conclusive. Since the original judgment contained no specific direction to pay a determined amount and no liability was adjudicated, contempt action was not warranted. The Court directed the petitioner to pursue appropriate civil or criminal proceedings for fund recovery.
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