Can the investigation of Ram temple offering theft case be handed over to CBI? Important hearing in High Court today

Lucknow. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the case of theft of Shri Ram Temple offerings in Ayodhya (Ram Mandir Donation Scam) is likely to be heard on Wednesday. In the petition, there has been a demand to get the matter investigated by CBI or any independent agency and the audit of the offerings by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). PIL No. 323 is listed for hearing before the summer vacation division bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai in Wednesday’s causelist. Petitioner advocate Mohit Ashok said that he will request the court on Wednesday for an early hearing of this important case. Due to paucity of time, the court could not hear it on June 22 and now it can be heard on June 24.

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PIL to form judicial commission in the matter also listed today

A new Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Lucknow bench of the High Court on June 20, requesting to constitute a high-level judicial commission in the case of alleged theft of offerings at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. This PIL is also listed for hearing after June 24 at number 507 in the list. A local advocate Motilal Yadav has personally filed this PIL. In this, a demand has been made to get the alleged offering theft case investigated by a judicial commission. In this, the Central and State Governments including Director General of Police, District Magistrate of Ayodhya, SSP, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Ayodhya have been made parties through its Secretary.

The SIT, which is investigating the arrangements and fund management of Ram Temple, has submitted its preliminary report to the government on Tuesday. According to sources, the SIT investigation has found five major flaws related to the arrangements of Ram temple. During the investigation, many serious flaws related to the administrative, financial and operational system of the temple have come to light. Questions have been raised in the report on many points ranging from security of donations to appointments, procurement process and prasad distribution system.

The investigation found that there was not adequate security and monitoring system in the process of taking the offerings of devotees from the temple premises to the bank and counting them in the counting room. This is why a need for improvement was felt at many levels regarding donation management. The SIT also found that proper recording of gold and silver jewelery gifted by devotees was not being done. Several cases have been noted where the system of storage and record keeping of precious metals was not up to standard.

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Questions have also been raised in the report on various appointments of the temple. The investigation revealed that appointments to many posts were made on the basis of recommendations instead of prescribed procedure and eligibility standards. This is said to be affecting administrative efficiency and accountability. According to sources, the SIT has recommended taking corrective steps on all these points, fixing accountability and making financial systems more transparent. The report is being studied at the government level and further action will be decided on its basis.

SIT also found flaws in material purchase and Prasad distribution

SIT has also registered objections regarding the process of purchasing material. The report noted that in many cases the tender process was not completely transparent. There have also been indications of commission embezzlement and non-following of prescribed procedures in some procurement cases. Apart from this, many shortcomings have also come to light in the distribution of Prasad and operation of Sita Rasoi. The investigation found that food items and other goods were often purchased at prices much higher than the market rate. This has raised questions on financial discipline and monitoring system.