New Delhi: Diminishing the prospects of
an out-of-court settlement of the vexed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri
Majid issue, Muslim bodies are gearing up to file five more
Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court to challenge the
Allahabad High Court verdict.
Three SLPs have been filed by the All India Muslim
Personal Law Board and one by the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind in the
apex court challenging the verdict of the Lucknow Bench of the
High Court on Ayodhya title suits.
"We have challenged the verdict by filing four SLPs in
the apex court so far. More Muslim bodies are preparing to
file five more petitions," said Dr SQR Ilyas, convener of
the committee on Babri Masjid for AIMPLB.
A total of nine petitions would be filed, he said.
Ruling out any possibility of a negotiated settlement
of the 60-year-old dispute, he said "we will wait for final
verdict of the apex court."
On September 30 last year, the Allahabad High Court
had decreed that the 2.7 acre land comprising the disputed
site should be divided into three equal parts.
It should be given to Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi
Akhara and the party representing 'Ram Lala Virajman' (Ram
deity).
The High Court had also ruled that the disputed site
is the birth place of Lord Rama.
PTI
First Published: Monday, February 14, 2011, 22:52