SC rejects plea to link Ayodhya donation probe with Ramjanmabhoomi title dispute
The Supreme Court said the SIT was answerable and accountable to it and would submit its status report directly to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that its oversight of the probe into alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple has no bearing on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri land dispute. The bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana stated that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged misuse of trust funds is accountable to the court and must submit its status report directly to it.
The bench emphasized that any suggestions to enhance the quality of the investigation would be considered, but it rejected a plea seeking to link the ongoing investigation to the original Ramjanmabhoomi title dispute. Senior counsel Sushil Jain, representing the Nirmohi Akhara, one of the plaintiffs in the original case, informed the court that the Akhara had filed an application due to its direct stake in the original case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, however, argued that the application was unrelated to the Ayodhya land dispute. The bench told the parties that they could submit suggestions for improving the SIT's functioning or the investigation, and if necessary, supplementary directions would be issued. The court emphasized that its monitoring focuses solely on the investigation and not on the main case.
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