New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) has asked the special investigation team (SIT) probing the Ram temple donations to submit a status report on the progress made, while permitting the petitioners and other public-spirited persons to submit suggestions to the office of the solicitor general regarding any aspect which should be investigated.The court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations of theft and irregularities in the handling of devotees’ donations, and an audit of the accounts of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana said that suggestions could be submitted on aspects that may require thorough investigation, directing the office of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to forward the instructions to the SIT constituted by the Uttar Pradesh Police, LiveLaw reported. “We also permit the petitioners or any other bona fide public-spirited person to give their suggestions to the office of the learned Solicitor General with respect to the aspects that may be required to be thoroughly investigated by SIT. The office of the Solicitor General shall forward the suggestions to the SIT. We have no reason to doubt that the same shall be objectively considered,” the court said.“The SIT, which includes a forensic auditor, will submit its status report to the Supreme Court in sealed cover. But its report will be first perused by us and seen if we have to release it to all parties,” the bench noted.During the hearing, counsel appearing for one of the petitioners said he was directly affected by the alleged irregularities. They sought to provide material supporting it to the authorities. According to the report, the chief justice said that since the SIT was already conducting the investigation, parties could provide suggestions to ensure that the probe was comprehensive.A plea seeking greater transparency regarding donations was also reportedly raised before the bench. Counsel submitted that an independent chartered accountant had conducted an audit and that the report would be placed before the court.