'Heavens Not Going to Fall': SC Refuses Plea Seeking Urgent Hearing on Ram Temple Donation Row
The bench said the plea does not need immediate intervention and will be heard after the summer break.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court refused an urgent hearing on a Public Interest Litigation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation-led probe into alleged donation embezzlement at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
- The petition alleges financial irregularities within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, arguing the Uttar Pradesh Police investigation lacks rigor required to maintain public faith in the institution.
- Police are recording statements from around 140 individuals as part of the ongoing probe, having recovered cash, jewelry, and financial documents following raids connected to the investigation.
- The Ayodhya Bar Association is meeting today to determine whether its lawyers will represent the 8 accused, as the Special Court conducts judicial custody proceedings under tight security.
- Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu observed that "heavens are not going to fall," directing the petition to a regular Bench after summer vacation, while political tensions persist between Akhilesh Yadav and Adityanath.
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The Supreme Court on Monday (June 29, 2026) refused to grant an urgent hearing to a plea seeking a fair and time-bound investigation into the theft of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu said the matter would be listed for hearing after the summer vacation. The Supreme Court orally remarked, "The sky will not fall...what is the hurry?" The plea, filed by advocates Ajay Kumar Rai and Dinesh Kum…
'Heavens Not Going to Fall': SC Refuses Plea Seeking Urgent Hearing on Ram Temple Donation Row
The Supreme Court has refused an urgent hearing on a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into alleged embezzlement of Ram Mandir donations in Ayodhya, saying “heavens are not going to fall” if the case is heard after the summer break, amid ongoing UP Police investigations and a political war of words between Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath.
‘Heavens not going to fall’: Supreme Court refuses to fast-track Ram Temple pleas
Despite petitioners' warning that crucial electronic evidence, such as CCTV and DVR logs, could be tampered with, the Supreme Court refused to grant an urgent hearing to pleas on the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation row.
SC refuses urgent hearing in Ram temple donation row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, June 29, refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Sheel Nagu said the matter will be listed for hearing after the summer break. “Heavens are not going to fall… What is the urgency,” the bench observed orally. The petition, filed by advocates Ajay Kumar Rai and Dinesh Kum…
Supreme Court Denies Urgent Hearing On Ram Mandir Donation Theft Case, Asks: 'What's The Urgency?'
The Supreme Court has refused an urgent hearing on the plea for a CBI-led probe into the alleged theft and embezzlement of donations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. The court stated the matter will be heard after reopening.
'Heavens are not going to fall': SC rejects urgent hearing on Ram temple donation row plea
The plea said a CBI-led multi-disciplinary SIT should investigate the alleged financial irregularities and other purported illegalities concerning the affairs and administration of the temple Trust.
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