KOCHI: Kerala high court has observed that there are vested interest behind certain incidents in Sabarimala.“We can’t turn a blind eye to such practices,” the court said while considering the petition that ‘shayana pradikshanam’ is not allowed to be performed at Sabarimala temple.

The court posted the hearing of the petition for Monday while instructing the government to reinstate peaceful atmosphere in Sabarimala.

The court also didn’t shy away from criticising the government for causing delay in submitting the affidavit. “How can we consider the affidavit if it is submitted in the eleventh hour? If it has to be considered today, it should be submitted yesterday,” the court said.

AG replied that the delay in collecting documents resulted in the delay in submitting the affidavit. The court also ordered the government not to spend the fund of the Devaswom board without its permission. The government told the court that the police department itself had arranged food and accommodation for police personnel on duty in Sabarimala.

Meanwhile, Devaswom board submitted in the court that it was ready to provide food and accommodation to police personnel at Sannidhanam.
Though the petitioner said that there is 15000 policemen in Sabarimala, the court found that number to be below 3000.