NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into allegations that animal fat was used to make laddus, which are served as prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The hearing was set for October 4 at 10.30 am after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought adjournment.
Earlier, on September 30, while hearing Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim that animal fat was allegedly used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus during the previous administration, the Supreme Court remarked that religious matters, especially involving Gods, should be kept away from politics.
The court heard a batch of four petitions. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said prasadam was not sent for test and repeatedly asked the state and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to show evidence that contaminated ghee was used to make laddus.
"There are some disclaimers in the lab report. It is not clear at all. It says rejected ghee was subjected to the test. If you yourself have ordered an investigation, what was the need to go to the press? The report came in July and the statement was made in Sept. The report says that was not the material used for prasadam," the bench said.
The top court had sought answers from the state government and TTD on how they came to the conclusion that contaminated ghee was used to make the laddus.
Earlier, on September 30, while hearing Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim that animal fat was allegedly used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus during the previous administration, the Supreme Court remarked that religious matters, especially involving Gods, should be kept away from politics.
The court heard a batch of four petitions. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said prasadam was not sent for test and repeatedly asked the state and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to show evidence that contaminated ghee was used to make laddus.
"There are some disclaimers in the lab report. It is not clear at all. It says rejected ghee was subjected to the test. If you yourself have ordered an investigation, what was the need to go to the press? The report came in July and the statement was made in Sept. The report says that was not the material used for prasadam," the bench said.
The top court had sought answers from the state government and TTD on how they came to the conclusion that contaminated ghee was used to make the laddus.
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