Muslim bodies' advocate Rajeev Dhavan sacked from Ayodhya case; calls it 'malicious'

A day after Muslim body filed a review petition on Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgement, advocate for Muslim parties, Rajeev Dhavan informed through a Facebook post that he has been removed from counsel. review petition has been filed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday. In a Facebook post on Monday morning, Dhavan said that he was informed by advocate-on-record Ejaz Maqbool (who is representing Jamiat) that he has been sacked from Babri case. Dhavan also said that he is longer associated with case or review.  However, in ar Facebook post, Dhavan has said that reason cited by secretary of Jamiat, Mahmood Madani is 'malicious and untrue'.

Rajeev Dhavan tore book in Courtroom

As Ayodhya case entered last day of hearing, in a distasteful move, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is representing Muslim group in case tore a book inside courtroom. book in question ‘Ayodhya Revisited’ was submitted to bench by senior advocate Vikas Singh to supplement his arguments. Dhavan objected to submission and tore ps of book. bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi condemning incident stated that if behaviour continues, y would halt proceedings and walk out.

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Review Petition filed

Muslim body has filed a review petition in Supreme Court on Monday on  Ayodhya verdict. review petition stated that top court has erred in granting relief to Muslim parties. However, petition clarified that petitioner is t filing review petition on whole judgement but parts of it. Listing points, petition said that top court has erred in ir judgement while deciding on crimes in 1934, 1949, 1992. It went on to say that top court has "wrongly applied Article 142'. It also stated that top court's decision to t appreciate Babri mosque as Waqf property is wrong. 

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Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict

Prouncing landmark judgment in Ayodhya dispute case on vember 9, Supreme Court, delivered a unanimous judgment in title suit of disputed area awarding it to Hindu parties for construction of a temple. It also directed Centre to come up with a scheme within three months to set up a trust which will hand over outer courtyard and inner courtyard of site for construction of a temple. Apart from this, SC stated that an alternate land of 5 acres is to be allotted to Muslims for liberty of constructing a mosque, eir by central govt or State govt, in a suitable and prominent place in Ayodhya. CJI Ranjan Gogoi, while delivering unanimous judgment, dismissed claims of Sunni Central Waqf Board and Nirmohi Akhara. He also termed that three-way division of disputed land by Allahabad HC in its 2010 verdict is wrong.

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