Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Ayodhya Authority Defers Hearing on Ram Temple Accused’s Wife
The Ayodhya Development Authority is checking whether a house was built with proper permission.
The house belongs to Supriya Mishra, whose husband Lavkush Mishra is in jail in an alleged temple donation embezzlement case.
The authority says the building plan was not approved.
Supriya has applied for approval and is waiting for certificates from different departments.
Officials moved the hearing to September 7.
They said the case could take two or three months to decide.
A BJP leader said the authority was treating her differently from ordinary residents.
The authority has not yet decided whether the house is legal or should face action.
The Ayodhya Development Authority deferred the hearing on Supriya Mishra’s construction notice until September 7.
The authority said the two-storey house in Banipur-Sohawal lacked an approved building map.
Supriya Mishra has applied for approval and is awaiting no-objection certificates from several departments.
The property was purchased in her name after investigators linked it to the alleged temple donation embezzlement probe.
BJP leader Rajneesh Singh accused the authority of hesitating to act against the accused’s wife.
- Who
- The Ayodhya Development Authority, Supriya Mishra, her husband Lavkush Mishra, and BJP leader Rajneesh Singh.
- What
- The authority deferred a hearing on a notice concerning an allegedly unapproved two-storey house.
- When
- The hearing was deferred to September 7; the report is dated August 31. The first notice was issued on July 3 and a final notice was affixed on July 14.
- Where
- Banipur-Sohawal in Ayodhya.
- Why
- The authority is examining whether the house was constructed without an approved building plan, while investigators are examining whether the property may have been bought with allegedly diverted temple-donation funds.
Authority’s Position
Critic’s Position
Why the hearing was deferred
Authority’s Position
The Ayodhya Development Authority said Supriya Mishra had been given an opportunity to apply for approval and that officials were awaiting no-objection certificates from different departments.
Critic’s Position
BJP leader Rajneesh Singh alleged that the authority was hesitating to act against the accused’s wife and was under pressure from influential people.
What should happen to the building
Authority’s Position
The authority said the matter was still at the trial stage and had not yet reached a final decision.
Critic’s Position
Rajneesh Singh said the authority should either declare the building legal or demolish it if it was illegal and allegedly built with stolen temple-donation money.
- Hearing date
- September 7
- Property
- A 1,000-square-foot plot in Banipur, purchased in Supriya Mishra’s name on October 16 last year
- Construction issue
- The Ayodhya Development Authority said the building map had not been approved
- Notice history
- The first notice was issued on July 3; a final notice was affixed on July 14, warning that the building could be sealed
- Application status
- Supriya Mishra submitted an application for approval and is awaiting no-objection certificates
- Embezzlement case
- Eight people linked to the temple donation-counting process were arrested after an FIR filed on June 25
- Official estimate
- The authority secretary said a decision could take two to three months