Will treat Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid row as land dispute, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court on Thursday said it will deal with the RamjanmabhoomiBabri Masjid case as a pure land dispute and refused to hear it on a daytoday basis Meanwhile the All India Muslim Personal Law Board AIMPLB which is beginning a crucial threeday plenary in Hyderabad on Friday demanded contempt of court proceedings against those speaking of building a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri Masjid in AyodhyaBeginning the hearing a special bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S Abdul Nazeer posted it for March 14 asking parties in the case to file English translations of the documents before it After senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan appearing for one of the petitioners sought daytoday hearings the bench refused saying Over 700 poor litigants are waiting for justice we have to hear themThe court also said it will hear at later stage the impleadment applications of those which were not before the Allahabad High Court The court was hearing a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict that had divided in by a 21 majority the disputed Babri MasjidRamjanambhoomi site between the Nirmohi Akhara Lord Ram deity and the Sunni Waqf BoardAdditional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government told the court that 504 exhibits including books such as the Ram Charit Manas Ramayana and Bhagawat Gita written in various languages have been translated and filed in the courtThe depositions of 87 witnesses have also been filed along with the Archaeological Survey of Indias reports as well as photographs However some translations are yet to be completed he addedThe top court was moved challenging the High Court verdict by petitioners M Siddiqui represented by his legal heirs the Nirmohi Akhara the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board Bhagwan Shri Ram Virajman All India Hindu Mahasabhas Swami Chakrapani the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha the Akhil Bharatiya Sri Ramjanam Bhoomi Punardhar Samiti and othersAddressing reporters ahead of the AIMPLB meet its spokesman Maulana Sajaad Nomani said those speaking of building a grand Ram temple at the site represented a clear case of contempt of court and that the court and the government should take action He said the Board would present its case before the Supreme Court and abide by its verdictCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverTrending Video