LEGAL CORNER

Land acquisition plea tagged with main Ayodhya case

The Supreme Court tagged with the main matter -challenge to 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on title suit -a plea challenging the 1993 central law for the acquisition of Ayodhya land, including the disputed site. Tagging the plea with the main matter, a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the plea would be heard along with the main matter on the next date of hearing. A group of Lucknow residents, including two lawyers describing themselves as devotees of Lord Rama, have moved the top court challenging the acquisition of the land at Ayodhya. The Centre had moved the top court for the modification of its March 31, 2003 order, directing the observance of status quo on the acquired 67 acres of undisputed land.