New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider deferring the hearing on a batch of pleas seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on a request by the counsel of the Uttar Pradesh government.
What Happened
On July 13, the bench had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to submit a status report in the matter.
Investigation is going on and eight persons have been arrested, the law officer had said, adding he cannot divulge much.
It had asked the solicitor general to take instructions on whether the SIT, which had examined the entire issue before the registration of the FIR, could be entrusted with the responsibility to probe the case instead of the local police.
Investigation and Response
The bench asked whether the cases are listed for hearing. The bench also directed the Special Investigation Team to submit a status report in two weeks. “Just a word of caution. Please don’t politicise the issue. The courts are not a place for politics. It is a simple case of commission of crime. Narendra Kumar Goswami, one of the three petitioners, moved the top court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the matter.
We are just to ensure a proper investigation,” the CJI had said.
