States decide VIP darshan at temples, SC says.

• The Supreme Court ruled that VIPs should not receive special treatment for entering temples.

• The issue should be left to the States, not the court.

• The dismissal of the petition does not bar the appropriate authorities from taking action.

• Advocate Akash Vashishtha argued for a standard operating procedure to handle the arbitrary practice of “VIP darshan.”

• Vijay Kishore Goswami filed a petition arguing for equal treatment and fair opportunity to pray and get darshans in temples, religious structures, and public places of sanctity.