Hearing a plea challenging the Orissa High Court’s interim order, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed Mahaprabhu Jagannath to be released on or after July 28, after the Rath Yatra rituals conclude. During the hearing, Justice B V Nagarathna observed that the temporary postponement was solely intended to ensure that the ongoing festival concluded peacefully. “It is an issue of public order. Rituals are coming to an end on the 27th. You release it after that,” she remarked, as per an India Today report.
