Four More Litigants File Fresh Separate Review Petitions Challenging Supreme Court’s November 9 Ayodhya Verdict

As many as four litigants have filed separate review petitions challenging the Supreme Court's November 9 verdict in favor of Ram Lalla Virajman in the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case.

Four separate fresh review petitions have been filed by Maulana Mufti Hasbullah, Mohammed Umar, Maulana Mahfoozur Rehman and Mishbahuddin, who were party to the earlier litigation.

If the hearing takes place in an open court, advocate Rajeev Dhawan will argue on behalf of these petitioners.

The petitions have stated that the verdict was given in favor of the “illegally” placed statue in the mosque, namely Ram Lalla Virajman, whose flowers sanctioned the demolition of the mosque in 1992.

It has been stated that those who committed these illegal acts were allocated the disputed land and the decision to give five acres of land to Muslims at an alternate site cannot be called proper justice.

Earlier, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) secretary Zafaryab Jilani had hinted that six more litigants would file review petitions against the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case.

Jilani had said, “Review petitions on behalf of six litigants are being prepared and these can be filed in next two days.”

It may be recalled that the very first review petition against the recent Supreme Court Ayodhya verdict was filed on December 2 by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi.

Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, the legal heir of original litigant M Siddiq, had filed the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s plea, stating that the Supreme Court judgment suffers from “errors apparent on record and warrants a review under Article 137 of the Constitution of India”.