New Delhi: Nirmohi Akhara’, one of the litigants in the Ayodhya case, moved Tuesday the Supreme Court opposing the Centre’s plea which seeks to return to the original owners the 67.390 acre of ‘non-disputed’ land it had acquired around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site.
The Allahabad High Court in 2010 had decided that the 2.77-acre of disputed land at the site would be divided into three equal parts and will be handed over to – Nirmohi Akhara, Sunni Waqf Board, and Ram Lalla.
The Nirmohi Akhara, in its fresh plea, has opposed the Centre’s application by which it had sought modification of the Supreme Court’s 2003 order so as to allow it to return to original owners the 67.390 acre of ‘non-disputed’ acquired land around the disputed site.
The application has said that the Centre has proposed returning of acquired land to Ram Janambhoomi Nyas (RJN) and that there are many temples on the acquired land and their rights would be affected if the land is returned to one party.
The apex court recently appointed mediators to find an amicable solution to the vexatious land dispute.
The plea said the RJN (a trust to promote construction of Ram Temple) had sought return of excess land acquired in 1991 to original owners. “One party namely RJN whose land measuring approximately 42 acres (which is a part of the superfluous/excess land) was acquired, has moved an application relying on the constitution bench judgment of this court,” the plea had said.
The Centre said in its plea that it has no objection in returning the land to its actual owners.
The Allahabad High Court in 2010 had decided that 2.77-acre disputed land at Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site would be divided into three equal parts and will be handed over to — Nirmohi Akhara, Sunni Waqf Board, and Ram Lalla.
The Nirmohi Akhara, in its fresh plea, has opposed the Centre’s application by which it had sought modification of the Supreme Court’s 2003 order to allow it to return to original owners the 67.390 acre of “non-disputed” acquired land around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.
The application has said that the Centre has proposed returning of acquired land to Ram Janambhoomi Nyas and that there are many temples on the acquired land and their rights would be affected if the land is returned to one party.
The apex court had recently appointed mediators to find an amicable solution to the vexatious land dispute.
PTI