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Contempt plea likely in Babri case
Secularism; Supreme Court
News:
Muslim parties might file a contempt petition in Babri Masjid case might be filed in the Supreme Court on the grounds that certain sections are trying to complicate the case
Important Facts:
- The Ismail Faruqi versus Union of India case, deals with the acquisition of land in Ayodhya after demolition of Babri Masjid on 6thDecember 1992
- At present, the Supreme Court is examining the constitutionality of “Acquisition of Certain area of Ayodhya Act of 1993” after Muslim parties have challenged Supreme Court’s ruling in 1994
- Post demolition, the government acquired 66.7 acres of land in Ayodhya, including the 2.77 acres on which the Babri Masjid had stood.
- The Act prescribed maintenance of status quo that prevailed just before the acquisition.
- The government justified the acquisition of land as a step to ensure harmony
- However Muslim parties were of the opinion that the act only extended the consequences of the demolition
- The Supreme Court gave its verdict in the government’s favour
- The Court further classified “places of worship with particular significance” which needs to be treated reverentially and 2ordinary places of worship” which can be acquired
