AIMPLB to appeal in SC against Ayodhya verdict

Lucknow, Oct 16 (PTI) The All India Muslim Personal Law
Board (AIMPLB) Saturday decided to challenge the Allahabad
High Court verdict in the Ayodhya title suits in the Supreme
Court of India, saying there were a number of "infirmities" in
the September 30 judgement.
The AIMPLB, however, said it was ready to consider any
proposal for a negotiated settlement to the 60-year-old
dispute if it was in keeping with the Constitution, Shariat
and upholds the dignity of Muslims.
The Board's executive committee, which met here to
deliberate on the High Court verdict, said the judgement
"suffered from a number of infirmities. It is the right and
obligation of the Muslims to challenge it in the apex court to
remove the distortions".
Addressing reporters after the meeting, assistant
general secretary of the Board, M A Rahim Qureshi and convenor
of the legal cell, Y H Muchala said that the AIMPLB has
unanimously decided to approach the apex court.
The AIMPLB president and its general secretary will
decide whether to intervene directly or do so through any of
the other parties involved in the case.
To a question on efforts to reach a negotiated
settlement on the issue, the Board members said that it was
hypothetical to comment on it in the absence of any specific
concrete proposal.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court in north
India had on September 30 directed that the 2.77-acre disputed
land be divided in three parts among the Hindus and the
Muslims. Of this, two parts go to Hindu organisations while
the remaining to the Muslims. PTI