SC dismisses plea seeking appointment of govt nominees in trust for building mosque in Ayodhya

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea which had sought instructions for nominating central and state authorities representatives to the ‘Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation’ trust for building a mosque in Ayodhya.

The apex court docket on November 9 final yr had paved the way in which for the development of a Ram Temple by a trust on the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid web site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternate five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a brand new mosque at a “prominent” place in the city in Uttar Pradesh.

The matter got here up for listening to earlier than a bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman which rejected the plea filed by two legal professionals.

The petition had mentioned that other than non-public people and members of state Sunni Board, the presence of central and state authorities representatives was important to make sure correct administration of the funds.

According to the plea, the Sunni Waqf Board on July 29, 2020 declared making a trust beneath the title of ‘Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation’ for building a mosque, cultural and analysis centre and public utility amenities together with a neighborhood kitchen, a hospital and a library inside 5 acres land allotted to it.

It had mentioned there was no provision for nominating any officer of the federal government, just like the trust created by the central authorities.

It is anticipated that tons of of individuals will go to the ‘Islamic Trust’ web site and it’ll get contributions from inside India as additionally from overseas international locations, the plea had mentioned, including that there must be correct administration of the funds and the property vested in the trust.

It is in public curiosity that the Central Government and the State Government could have all related details about the working of the trust to take care of public order and to make sure that no malpractices happen and the funds will not be mis-utilised or misappropriated by any trust, it had mentioned.

Issue course in the character of mandamus directing the Central Government to create a Trust making provision for illustration of the nominees of the Central and state authorities belonging to Sunni Muslims in Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust which can perform development work and handle the affairs over 5 Acres land allotted in Dhannipur Village, District Ayodhya, UP to Sunni Central Waqf Board, the plea had mentioned.

The Babri Masjid was demolished in December 1992 by “kar sevaks” who claimed that the mosque in Ayodhya was constructed on the location of an historic Ram temple.