New Delhi: Ayodhya land dispute is far more important than polygamy among Muslims and hence it is a more deserving case to be referred to a larger bench, the Supreme Court is told on Friday.
The plea was made by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who was appearing for a Muslim party, before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which said it will take a decision on referring the case to a larger bench after hearing all parties to the litigation, according to PTI.
"The Ayodhya land dispute is far more important than polygamy among Muslims and the whole nation wants an answer," Dhavan told the bench.
The three-judge bench however said that they will take a decision to transfer the case to a five-judge bench, only after hearing the arguments from both the sides. The apex court later said it will resume hearing in the case on April 27.
The special bench of the apex court is seized of a total of 14 appeals filed against the high court judgement delivered in four civil suits.
Earlier, the apex court had dashed the hopes of activists like Shyam Benegal and Teesta Setalvad to intervene in the sensitive Babri Masjid-Ram Temple land dispute case, making it clear that only the parties to the original lawsuits would be allowed to put forth their arguments.
A three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court, in a 2:1 majority ruling, had in 2010 ordered that the land be partitioned equally among three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.
The 16th century Babri Masjid stood as a mosque in Ayodhya till December 06, 1992 when it was demolished in broad daylight by Hindu extremists in the presence of senior BJP, RSS, VHP and other right wing leaders.
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