SC SC Verdict Hastens Ayodhya Proceedings
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A three-judge Bench, * he Congress on Thursday tive Ayodhya title suit without headed by Chief Justice Dipak Observations were neither determining the essential Tsaid it has always been of further delay by declining to Misra, by a majority of 2:1 relevant for deciding the suits practice is both essentiality and the view that the Supreme nor for deciding these appeals of the religion cannot be decided integrality refer to a Constitution Bench declined the plea of M Siddiq, without a “detailed examination of Court judgment on the Ram * No case has been made out to * Civil suit on land dispute will be its 1994 judgment which held one of the original litigants of the beliefs, tenets and practice of Temple-Babri Masjid issue has Nirmohi Akhara Mahant Dharam Das and Iqbal Ansari, the main litigants in the refer to the Constitution Bench heard by newly constituted a “mosque is not an essential the Ayodhya case who is no the faith” and favoured to be abided and the party was part of the practice of Islam”. more and is being represented Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case, interact after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the judgment of this court in 3-judge Bench from Oct 29 the first to take a decision to The apex court said now through his legal heir, that the the case in Ayodhya on Thursday PTI the Ismail Faruqui case leave the matter in the judicia- the civil suit on land dispute matter be referred to a larger * Justice SA Nazeer, the third ry’s court. will be heard by a newly-con- Bench. Justice Ashok Bhushan text of “land acquisition” dur- The Muslim parties see judge, dissented with majority RSS hails SC order, Yogi The Opposition party also stituted three-judge Bench and SA Nazeer were other ing the hearing of the Ayodhya the SC clarification that made view hit out at the BJP accusing it of from October 29 as Chief members of the Bench. case and made it clear it was in the 1994 case were not rel- * conspiring to mislead and Justice Dipak Misra will retire Justice Nazeer dissented not relevant for deciding the evant for deciding the suits as He said the question whether befool the people of the coun- on October 2. The Muslim par- with the majority view and said Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri a positive takeaway from the mosque was an essential part wants quick settlement try on the Ram Temple issue ties now have the option of fil- the question whether mosque Masjid title dispute. verdict even as the RSS and the PNS n NEW DELHI ity of this nation wants a solu- whenever there is an election ing review petition. was an essential part of the reli- “We again make it clear BJP have said that the court’s side always quoted the 1994 tion at the earliest,” he said. process in the country. The court’s ruling has come gion cannot be decided with- that questionable observations ruling has removed a big hur- judgment that mosque is not an he RSS and the BJP wel- During the three-day lec- Congress spokesperson as a big boost for the protago- out a “detailed examination of made in Ismail Faruqui’s case dle in early disposal of the Ram integral part of Islam. Now the Tcomed the Supreme Court ture series of the RSS this Priyanka Chaturvedi said while nists of the Ram temple as also the beliefs, tenets and practice were made in context of land temple case. court has made it clear that the judgment that declined to set month, its chief Mohan the BJP garners votes in the to the BJP, which hopes that the of the faith” and favoured acquisition. Those observa- Reacting to the verdict, 1994 judgment was related to up a larger Bench for a relook Bhagwat had said not just name of Ram Temple, it sends construction of the temple at reconsideration of the issue to tions were neither relevant for Khaliq Ahmad Khan, the nom- the land acquisition...And that of its 1994 verdict which held Hindus, but others too called Lord Ram “to exile” the Ayodhya before the next year’s a larger Bench. The majority deciding the suits nor relevant inee of Maulana Mahfuzur it has no connection with the a “mosque is not an essential Ram the “Imam-e-Hind” and moment it comes to power. She general election could consid- ruling said the observation for deciding these appeals,” Rahman — one of the litigants title suit. We have achieved our part of the practice of Islam”. construction of Ram Temple questioned the BJP “for not erably brighten its electoral about Islam and mosque in the said Justice Ashok Bhushan, in the title suit, said, “During goal as the Supreme Court The RSS expressed confi- would remove the major source doing anything” on the temple prospects. However, Muslim celebrated Ismail Farooqi case who read out the judgment for the hearing on the title suit in will hear only the title suit.” dence that a “just verdict” in the of tension between Hindus issue despite being in power parties also welcomed the judg- was made in the limited con- himself and the CJI. the Supreme Court, the other Continued on Page 7 case will be reached at the ear- and Muslims. and continuing to garner votes liest. “We welcome this deci- He said, “A grand mandir in the name of Lord Ram. sion (to start the hearing) and for Ram should be built at the Chaturvedi said after 1999, are confident that a just verdict Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya the BJP Governments have will be reached in the case at as soon as possible. Many com- ruled for over nine years. “In the earliest,” the Sangh said in munities across religions look every election, they remember a statement. up to Ram as their ideal. For Lord Ram to garner votes and Uttar Pradesh Chief some he is Imam-e-Hind. As a after coming to power they Adultery not a crime: SC Minister Yogi Adityanath said Sarsanghchalak, I think it is send him to exile. This double- it is for the country’s benefit only right that a grand mandir speak of the BJP is its real face,” that the Ayodhya issue is should be built there.” she alleged. But it remains to be ground resolved quickly. “The major- Continued on Page 7 Continued on Page 7 for divorce, says apex court PTI n NEW DELHI indignity, inequity and inequal- ity or discrimination “invites dultery is no longer a crime the wrath of the Constitution”. AIMPLB flays ordinance Ain India, the Supreme The other three members Court ruled on Thursday as it of the Bench — Justices struck down the colonial-era Rohinton F Nariman, DY law, dubbing it “archaic” and Chandrachud and Indu “unconstitutional” and saying Malhotra — concurred with on triple talaq issue it treated women as a “chattel” the view that adultery should and denuded them of their not be treated as an offence, PTI n HYDERABAD AIMPLB Assistant General nance in court... This is a “sexual autonomy”. However, termed it as manifestly arbi- Secretary Maulana Khalid Saif wrong ordinance. It is a fraud... the SC said adultery should trary, retrograde and cannot be he All India Muslim Ullah Rehmani told reporters There are mistakes,” Owaisi continue to be treated as civil allowed to continue. TPersonal Law Board (AIM- here. He said it’s strange that no said. wrong and can be grounds for Justice Nariman, while PLB) on Thursday alleged the consultations were held with According to Owaisi, the seeking divorce. holding that Section 497 was ordinance making instant the community and “you (gov- ordinance is the A five-judge constitution “utterly irrational” and archa- triple talaq a punishable ernment ) decided on it your- Bharatiya Janata Party’s “tech- Bench headed by Chief Justice ic as it demeaned the status of offence is a murder of democ- self.