Representative image Kerala govt moves SC against HC's order to raise daily cap on number of pilgrims in Sabarimala ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 13:35 IST New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Kerala Chief Secretary Vishwas Mehta approached the Supreme Court against the state High Court's order which raised the number of permissible daily pilgrims at the popular Sabarimala Temple to 5,000. "Yes, the state Chief Secretary had moved the Apex Court challenging the High Court order, raising the number of permissible daily pilgrims at the Sabarimala Temple to 5,000," G Prakash, standing counsel for the state of Kerala government, told ANI. The Kerala High Court in its judgment on December 18, 2020, disposed a batch of writ petitions and directed the Government of Kerala to increase the number of pilgrims from 2,000 to 5,000 per day visiting the Sabarimala Shrine during the festival season starting from December 20, 2020.