Kerala High Court Conducts In-Camera Proceedings In Sabarimala Gold Loss Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 21) conducted in-camera hearing of the Sabarimala gold loss case. 

A notification in this regard was issued by the High Court's Registry on Monday (October 20).

Accordingly, today, a Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar took up the matter in-camera.

On the last hearing, flagging the issue of contradicting and false media reports being circulated related to the case, the Court had ordered the investigating team not to interact with the public or the media.

The alleged loss of weight of gold came to light during the Court's intervention while considering a suo motu petition initiated on the basis of a report of the Special Commissioner stating that the Gold-cladded copper covering of the Dwarapalaka idols and the Peedam on which the idols were fixed, were removed without prior intimation to it.

It had constituted a Special Investigation Team to investigate the alleged discrepancies in the weight of gold in the Dwarapalaka idols of Sabarimala temple.

After examining the documents, the Court, during the last hearing, had flagged alleged gold loss in the lintels/sideframes of the Sreekovil of Sabarimala temple and ordered the SIT to investigate into the same as well.

Case No: SSCR No. 23/2025

Case Title: Suo Motu v. State of Kerala

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