KOCHI: The gold and other valuables offered by devotees at Sabarimala are being kept in sacks in strong rooms without any accounting or register. The High Court has given strict instructions to conduct an inspection of the strong rooms and prepare a list. The court has appointed retired High Court judge Justice KT Sankaran to supervise the inventory.

The inventory should be done with the help of jewelry experts. The report should be submitted to the High Court. The interim order of the Devaswom bench comprising Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice KV Jayakumar pointed out that the inventory is long overdue. The Court criticized the Devaswom Board for its serious shortcomings and stated that the system has failed. The Court was considering the suo motu case regarding the removal of th

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