Four more petitions submitted in Supreme Court to review Ayodhya Verdict

Four separate review petitions were filed on Monday, challenging the Supreme Court's November 9 verdict that granted the 2.7-acre disputed land to Hindus while allotting an alternative plot to Muslims.

The petitioners - Misbahuddin, Maulana Hasbullah, Haji Mahboob and Rizwan Ahmed have been filed the applications in support by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)

If the hearing takes place in an open court, advocate Rajeev Dhawan will argue on the petitioners' behalf. Dhavan was earlier sacked by one of the parties in the Ayodhya case Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. The lawyer has said the reasons citing which he has been sacked were 'total nonsense'.

The petitions mentioned that the verdict was given in favour of the "illegally" placed statue in the mosque. It also said that those who committed illegal acts were given the disputed land and the decision to give five acres of land to Muslims at an alternate site cannot be called proper justice.

On December 2, Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, who is the legal heir of original Ayodhya land dispute litigant M Siddiq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of its November 9 judgment.

The petition states that the top court "granted mandamus for the destruction of Babri Masjid to construct a temple of Lord Ram at the disputed site."

In a 5-0 unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that the disputed 2.77 acre land in Ayodhya will go to Hindus while Muslims will be given a 5-acre plot at an alternate location in the city for construction of the mosque.