Puri, Mar 9: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat, who heads the high-level committee formed by the Odisha government for supervision of inventories of jewellery and other valuables stored in the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, will arrive in the holy city of Puri on Saturday.

According to sources, Justice Pasayat will first visit the 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple at around 11 AM and pay obeisance to Lord Jagannath and his siblings.

At around 2 PM, Justice Pasayat will chair a meeting of the high-level committee to supervise the inventory of valuables stored in Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the shrine, sources said.

Orissa High Court in September last year had directed the Odisha government to constitute a high-level committee for the supervision of the preparation of the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar.

As per direction by the High Court, the State government in February this year announced the formation of a 12-member committee, headed by Justice Pasayat, for the proposed inventory of the Ratna Bhandar, which remains closed for decades.

The last time the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar was made in 1978.

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