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SC dismisses all review petitions challenging Ayodhya judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed all the review petitions challenging the Ayodhya judgement which granted the disputed 2.7-acre land to the Hindus while allotting an alternative plot to the Muslims.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed all the review petitions challenging the Ayodhya judgment which granted the disputed 2.7-acre land to the Hindus for construction of Ram temple while allotting an alternative plot to the Muslims.

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde rejected 18 petitions in an in-chamber proceedings after finding no merit in it. 

Apart from Chief Justice SA Bobde, the five-judge bench included Justices DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, SA Nazeer, and Sanjeev Khanna.

Justice Khanna is the only judge excluded from the five-judge Constitution bench that delivered the November 9 judgment in the Ayodhya case.

Most of the petitions from the Muslim side have 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."

Additionally, a group of 40 social workers, including Harsh Mander, Nandini Sundar, and Pravat Pattnaik, has also challenged the verdict, filing reconsideration petitions in the matter.

Apart from this, the Hindu Mahasabha has also filed a review petition, asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its order to grant an alternative five-acre land to the Muslims for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya. According to updates, the Nirmohi Akhara has also filed a review petition.

In a 5-0 unanimous decision, the Supreme Court 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. 

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