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The Kerala High Court has granted much clip to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged misappropriation of golden from the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple to taxable its study earlier the court.
The golden samples that the SIT collected (from the ‘untouched’ country pillar plate, gold-plated broadside pillar plates, and Dwarapalaka idol plates) had been forwarded for technological investigation to the National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur.
The SIT submitted earlier the tribunal that the laboratory had informed that the results could beryllium furnished lone by the past week of April, since intricate and specialised procedures were involved. Subsequently, the tribunal posted the substance for further proceeding connected May 18. The tribunal had earlier this twelvemonth directed the SIT to reason the probe connected oregon earlier March 31.
“Considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, unless the laboratory study is received, it would not beryllium imaginable for the SIT to taxable a last and conclusive report. In presumption of this, we are inclined to assistance it further clip to reason the investigation,” a Division Bench of the tribunal said, adding that it was satisfied that the probe was proceeding successful a due and systematic manner.
Flagpost renovation
The tribunal further directed that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau whitethorn adjacent the proceedings successful the renovation/installation of a caller emblem mast astatine the temple successful 2017. Expressing restitution with the mode successful which the enquiry had been conducted, the tribunal said it was inclined to judge the preliminary enquiry study submitted by the VACB.
“We find that the VACB has done a elaborate and meticulous inquiry. The study reveals that, arsenic per the Devaswom mahazars and records, a full of 412.010 gm of golden was shown arsenic having been received from devotees for the operation of the emblem mast astatine Sabarimala. On the ground of the preliminary enquiry and the documentary arsenic good arsenic oral grounds collected, it has been concluded that determination is nary worldly to suggest immoderate transgression misappropriation oregon transgression breach of spot successful respect of the golden donated by devotees for the emblem mast installation process successful 2017,” it observed.
