The Supreme Court Today refused to interfere with the rituals being observed at the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain While dealing with the issue of protecting the 'Jyotirlinga' at the ancient temple.

A bench of Justices Arun Misra And U U Lalit, in its order, said it has neither interfered in the merit nor the religious ceremony of the temple in Madhya Pradesh. The bench said it has incorporated all suggestions given by parties and the resolution passed by the temple management committee has to be implemented.

The temple, in its resolution, has permitted devotees to use a fixed amount of water measuring 500 ml in a small pot per person for 'Jalabhishek'.As per the resolution, water for 'Jalabhishek' should be taken from the Reverse Osmosis (RO) machine installed during the religious congregation of Simhastha in 2016.