The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed senior advocate and former solicitor general Ranjit Kumar as amicus curiae to assist it in a matter related to administration of Jagannath temple in Puri.
The apex court had on November 30 last year accepted the request of senior advocate Gopal Subramanium to relieve him as amicus curiae in the matter.
During the hearing on Wednesday, the issue of appointing a new amicus in the case arose before a bench headed by Justice AK Sikri.
The Bench requested Kumar, who was present in the court, whether he would assist it as an amicus in the case. Kumar agreed.
The Bench has posted the matter for hearing on February 5.
An advocate, who has filed an application in the court seeking intervention in the case, told the
Bench that person having knowledge about Jagannath temple should be appointed as an amicus.