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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (November 2) disposed of petitions seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged misappropriation of devotees’ donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

After being informed by the Uttar Pradesh government that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the donations theft case had filed a chargesheet against the eight accused, the court disposed of the writ petition and refused to offer any opinion of the merits of the case.

“Since there is an element of public interest involved, liberty is granted to the writ petitioners to assist the ld. Magistrate on the same premise as the law enables a victim of crime to assist the court. It is however clarified, in order to ensure that no prejudice is caused, that this court has not expressed any opinion on merits,” the court’s order said, according to Live........

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