High court order splitting Ayodhya land an insult to justice, Sunni Waqf Board tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Sunni Waqf Board on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the high court judgment splitting the Ayodhya land between Hindus and Muslims in a two-to-one ratio was an insult to justice.

The board’s counsel, Rajeev Dhavan, also urged a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra to hold daily, continuous hearings on the issue because of its significant ramifications at home and abroad.

The senior lawyer said he had at least 12 legal propositions to lead, including sending the appeals against the high court judgment to a larger bench.


The Chief Justice said he was conscious of the need to have a daily hearing, but that cases involving the common man couldn’t be ignored.

The court adjourned the case for further hearing on March 14.

"At least 700 cases involving ordinary citizens can be disposed of in 25 days if the court deals with them for about an hour and a half," Justice Misra said, sitting alongside Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer.