A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde, on December 12 dismissed 19 review petitions of the apex court’s November 9 verdict on Ayodhya Ram Mandir case and said, ‘We have carefully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers filed therewith. We do not find any ground, whatsoever, to entertain the same.’
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The bench led by the CJI constituted of Justices DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna.
Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, president of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind filed a review petition on 14 counts and asked for “complete justice” by directing reconstruction of Babri Masjid.
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha sought a limited review of the verdict against the direction to allot a five-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque in Ayodhya. It also sought deletion of findings declaring the disputed structure as a Mosque.
Review petition filed by the Nirmohi Akhara demanded a clarification on its role and representation in the trust to be set up by the government for the Ram temple construction, was not listed in front of the bench on Thursday as it was filed only on Tuesday.
A petition filed by 40 persons which prominently include Irfan Habib, Harsh Mander, Farah Naqvi said the verdict had a direct impact on the secular fabric of the country.
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Ayodhya dispute was a political, historical and socio-religious debate in India, centred on a plot of land in the city of Ayodhya, located in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The issues revolved around the control of a site traditionally regarded among Hindus to be the birthplace of Rama; the history and location of the Babri Masjid at the site, and whether a previous Hindu temple was demolished or modified to create the mosque. The Babri Masjid was destroyed during a political rally which turned into a riot on 6 December 1992. The SC on November 9 gave its final verdict in the long-pending case and ordered Ram Mandir to be built over the disputed land. More Info
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