The Nirmohi Akhara, one of the original plaintiffs in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, on Tuesday, April 9, filed an application in the Supreme Court opposing the Centre’s move to transfer the excess land around the disputed site, to its original owners.
The Nirmohi Akhara said the acquisition of the land by the government had led to the destruction of many temples managed by it. The land was acquired by the government in 1994.
In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had ordered a three-way division of the land on which the Babri Masjid stood before it was demolished in 1992. The land was divided equally between the Nirmohi Akhara, the Sunni Wakf Board and the Ramlalla Virajman.
The government, in January 2019, had requested the Supreme Court to allow release of approx. 67 acres of land to the original owners. Of 67 acres, 42 acres, it said belonged to the Ram Janam Bhumi Nyas.
The Nirmoha Akhara wanted the Supreme Court to decide on the title dispute.
Currently, the Supreme Court has appointed a three-member panel of mediators to find a permanent solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in eight weeks. The panel was appointed on March 8, 2019.
The panel is led by retired Supreme Court judge FMI Kalifulla, with spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu as the other two members.