India, July 10 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 13 a batch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The petitions have been listed before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.

Among the petitions is a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocates Ajay Kumar Rai and Dinesh Kumar Yadav, as well as a separate plea by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh. The petitioners have sought a court-monitored, independent probe into alleged financial irregularities involving donations received by the Trust.

The pleas seek directi...