Ayodhya land dispute: SC directs Allahabad HC to appoint new observers in 10 days

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to appoint new observers in the Ayodhya land dispute matter in the next 10 days.

According to preliminary reports the directive was issued after the Allahabad HC informed the apex court that one of the observers had retired, while the second had been elevated to HC.

The apex court is scheduled to commence the final hearing in the long-standing Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute from December 5, a day before the 25th anniversary of the demolition of the structure.

The apex court, after an intense deliberation for more than one-and-half-hours, reached a consensus on commencement of the hearing on a total of 13 appeals filed against the 2010 judgement of the Allahabad High Court in four civil suits.

The high court had ruled a three-way division of the disputed 2.77 acre area at Ayodhya among the parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and the Lord Ram Lalla.

Another sect of the Muslims under the banner of Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh recently went to the court offering a solution that a mosque could be built in a Muslim- dominated area at a “reasonable distance” from the …read more