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Ayodhya Verdict: Sunni Waqf Board Says It Will Not File Review Petition

Sunni Waqf Board met on Tuesday to discuss the file Ayodhya review plea.
Sunni Central Waqf Board counsel members Zafaryab Jilani (L), All India Muslim Personal Law Board members Maulana Abdul Rahmani (C), and Kamal Farooqui at a press conference after the Supreme Court verdict on November 9, 2019 in New Delhi.
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Sunni Central Waqf Board counsel members Zafaryab Jilani (L), All India Muslim Personal Law Board members Maulana Abdul Rahmani (C), and Kamal Farooqui at a press conference after the Supreme Court verdict on November 9, 2019 in New Delhi.

The Sunni Central Waqf Board Chairman Zufar Farooqi has said they will not file a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit, PTI reported.

The Board, which was a main litigant in the Ayodhya case, met on Tuesday to discuss the verdict amid reports that its members are divided on whether to file a review petition against the judgment.

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The meeting was also expected to discuss whether to accept a plot of land that the judgment said must be given to Muslims to build a mosque, Farooqui had said on Monday.

After the five-judge bench delivered its historic verdict on the Ranjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute, Farooqui had come out against filing a review petition. But some board members went public against the stand.

In its verdict, the Supreme Court had paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. It also directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

Farooqui had said there were divergent views within the eight-member board on the matter and the number of those suggesting that the plot should be used for some “constructive work” to give a message to the world is very low”.

Earlier, the All India Muslim Personal law Board (AIMPLB) said a review petition will be filed against the judgment. It is also against accepting an alternative site to replace the mosque that was demolished in Ayodhya in 1992.

(With PTI inputs)

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