Jul 20, 2026 03:29 PM IST Ram Temple Donation Row Hearing LIVE: Hearing underway CJI: We will take up the matter after three, four days.
Meanwhile, we would like to go through this report.
We would like to have you to have instruction...that SIT was of a very senior responsible officer.
There are two IAS officer.
One is the commissioner of Lucknow.
Another is special secretary finance department.
He also must be an administrative officer.
Maybe IAS or something.
But there is another officer, he is the inspector general of police, Lucknow range.
A very fairly senior IPS officer.
So please have instruction that let there be an SIT for investigation, ongoing investigation, and that SIT can be headed by this officer.
SG: I have no objection.
CJI: So you speak to the director general of police that the SIT is reconstituted, headed by this officer who has earlier seen because a prima facie knowledge of everything.
Meanwhile, we will go through this report, and whatever additional directions are required to be done, taken, issued we will do that.
Counsel interjects CJI (tells the counsel): We are only putting a word of caution.
Don’t play any politics, don't politicise the issue.
