Spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari had moved the SC against the order of the Allahabad High Court, which granted anticipatory bail to the Hindu seer and his co-accused in connection with a case registered at Jhunsi Police Station in Prayagraj under provisions of BNS and POCSO

The plea filed in the Supreme Court seeking minimum wages, social security and labour protections for priests and temple staff argues that despite government control over temple administration, many workers receive extremely low honorariums without welfare benefits