KOCHI: The High Court reduced the spot booking quota to 5,000 till Monday in view of the uncontrollable rush of devotees in Sabarimala. Earlier, spot booking was open for 20,000. The interim order of the Devaswom bench comprising Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was issued on a suo motu petition filed in the report submitted by the Special Commissioner regarding the rush at Sabarimala.

The court blamed the lack of coordination. The virtual queue booking quota will remain at 70,000 for the time being. This is considering the fact that the bookings for the next few days are completed. Only those who come with a ticket for the day on which the virtual queue was booked will be allowed to pass through Pamba. They can be allowed to pass through Pamba from six hours befo

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