Ayodhya title dispute hearings from December 5
SC has ordered translation of 90,000 pages of evidence in 7 languages within 10 weeks.
New Delhi: Taking into consideration that 90,000 pages of evidence had to be translated to English, the Supreme Court on Friday posted for final hearing on December 5, (on the eve of 25th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition on December 6), a batch of 13 appeals against a Allahabad HC verdict that directed division of 2.77 acres of land of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya into three parts among Hindus, Muslims and the Nirmohi Akhara.
A bench asked the Uttar Pradesh government to translate the documents in 10 weeks to facilitate commencement of the hearing of the appeals on December 5, even as senior counsel Kapil Sibal and others appearing for Muslim organisations pleaded for more time.
Mr Sibal brought to the notice of the bench that there are voluminous records, scripts and documents in seven languages, Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Persian, Arabic, Punjabi and Urdu which are to be translated to English.