Court Decision On Disputed Ayodhya Land Due In September, India

source: sify
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

LUCKNOW : A special bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday concluded the hearing related to ownership of a disputed land in Ayodhya to which Hindus and Muslims have made rival claims for over a century. The decision is likely to be delivered in September.

While Hindus claim the land to be the site of the birthplace of their revered deity Lord Ram, Muslims have asserted their right over the same as the site of a 16th century mosque claimed to have been built
by the first Mughal emperor Babur in the ancient town of Ayodhya, about 120 km from here.

The three-judge special bench comprising Justice S.U. Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice Dharam Veer Sharma, reserved the judgement, indicating that it will announce the verdict in the second week of September. The contentious litigation has been going on before different courts for nearly 125 years.