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The trio
behind the Ayodhya ruling
Thursday, September 30, 2010 04:50:33 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
The three judges - two Hindus and a Muslim - of the Lucknow bench
of the Allahabad High Court who Thursday authored the long-awaited
verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi dispute:
Justice Dharam Veer Sharma: He is the one who gave a dissenting
verdict and refrained from signing the Sep 17 order issued by the
special bench turning down the plea for postponement of the final
verdict slated for Sep 24. In his view, parties involved in the
case should have been given the freedom to try and work out an
amicable settlement.
Justice Sharma, 62, retires on Oct 1, 2010 after pronouncing the
most important verdict of his life.
He was chief law officer of the Uttar Pradesh Financial
Corporation from July 1989 to October 1991. After a long stint
with the state administration, he was made district and sessions
judge in 2002 and elevated to Allahabad High Court in 2005.
The judge, who can always be spotted in a white dhoti-kurta or
white shirt and trousers, is a vegetarian who cooks for himself —
and occasionally for colleagues and friends. He stays with his
elder sister.
Justice Sudhir Agarwal: At 52, Justice Sudhir Agarwal is the
youngest of the three judges on the bench. His way of life are
quite a contrast to Justice Sharma. A man of many interest,
Justice Agarwal reads comics, likes watching TV soaps and mixes
with friends and colleagues from the bar.
A stickler for courtroom etiquette, Justice Agarwal is said to
prefer English — even when he is outside the courtroom.
He has a flair for civil law, tax and service matters. His
judgments are focused and to the point.
A 1977 science graduate of Agra University, Justice Agarwal did
his law from Meerut University (now Chaudhary Charan Singh
University) in 1980 and the same year moved to Allahabad High
Court to pursue his legal practice.
In 2005, he was moved to the bench and confirmed as a judge of the
Allahabad High Court in 2007.
Justice Sibghat Ullah Khan: Justice Khan did his law from Alligarh
Muslim University in 1977 and the same year he moved to Allahabad
High court to start his practice.
Justice Khan, 58, practiced in Allahabad High Court for 27 years
before he moved to the bench of the high court in 2002 as a
permanent judge.
He has a strong sense of history and the role of law in shaping
it. He is equally strong on wit which has always endeared him to
his colleagues and friends in equal measure.
He has always advocated out of court settlement than prolonged
litigations. Nearly 2,000 cases are said to have been settled by
mediation on his initiative.
He has exhorted the legal fraternity and others not to shy away
from the pronouncement of verdict in the title case of the
long-pending dispute.
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