CJI-led Bench to hear pleas on Ram Temple donation embezzlement case on July 13
The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions regarding alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The court will consider requests for a CBI probe and the preservation of electronic evidence related to the trust's financial activities.
Why it matters
The case involves high-profile religious institutions and questions of financial transparency, carrying significant public and legal interest.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is scheduled to hear separate petitions seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe and protection of electronic evidence in the Ram Temple donations’ embezzlement case on Monday (July 13, 2026) when the Supreme Court re-opens after summer vacation.
The summer vacations had seen multiple petitions filed and orally mentioned before Vacation Benches in the top court in connection with the alleged misappropriation of offerings and donations given by devotees to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
A petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh to provide and publish complete financial details of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, including foreign contributions, is listed along with two other petitions on Monday.
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