Lucknow, Aug 26: A contempt application has been filed against Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and the editor, printer and publisher of a leading Hindi daily in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court hearing Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid title suits for expressing opinion regarding Ram temple construction. The application was filed before the special full bench comprising Justice S R Alam, Justice Bhanwar Singh and Justice Khemkaran by one of the plaintiffs Mehboob Ahmed.
He pleaded that the opinion and the publication of a news pertaining to ram temple construction was violative of the high court's order dated August 20, 2002.
Bureau Report