# Supreme Court disposes Ram Mandir donation theft petitions, trial moved to Ayodhya court 2026-11-02T08:19:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Monday, 2 November 2026, disposed of all petitions related to the alleged theft of donation money at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. A bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant closed the proceedings after the Uttar Pradesh government informed the court that the Special Investigation Team had already filed a charge sheet in the lower court. The court allowed the petitioners to assist the magistrate in the trial but warned against misuse of the permission. The court clarified it had expressed no opinion on the merits of the accusations. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the SIT had tracked bank accounts and found that one employee had purchased property worth Rs 50 lakh showing only Rs 15 lakh in bank transactions. Eight persons have been arrested in the case, including Ramshankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav, Anukalp Mishra, and others. The magistrate court in Ayodhya will now proceed with the trial based on the charge sheet. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Bhaskar, AajTak and TV9 Hindi all report the Supreme Court disposing of petitions in the Ram Mandir donation theft case, but the three outlets emphasise different stages of the same event. Bhaskar leads with the court action and the SIT charge sheet, framing the story as a resolved legal procedure against specific accused. AajTak foregrounds the chief justice’s warning against misuse of the court’s permission and the mention of a review petition concerning the five-judge Ayodhya bench verdict, adding a layer of political tension. TV9 Hindi stresses the court’s decision to end its own monitoring and allow petitioners to assist the magistrate, framing the outcome as a shift from Supreme Court oversight to local court proceedings. All three are neutral in tone, producing uniform straight reporting. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - bhaskar.com (neutral report) Leads with court action and SIT charge sheet details, lists accused by name - aajtak.in (neutral report) Leads with court closing hearing, includes chief justice warning and review petition mention - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Leads with court ending monitoring, allows petitioners to assist magistrate This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ayodhya, Ram Mandir, SIT, Supreme Court, Tushar Mehta, Uttar Pradesh Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-disposes-ram-mandir-donation-theft-petitions-trial-moved-to-ayodhya-court/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-disposes-ram-mandir-donation-theft-petitions-trial-moved-to-ayodhya-court/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/