Ayodhya Case : Parties Submit Written Submissions In SC On 'Moulding Of Relief'
Live LawOn October 16, the 5-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgment in the Ayodhya land dispute matter and asked all parties to submit their "moulding of relief" applications within 3 days. "The practice of filing written submissions in sealed cover is not permissible as it encourages address to the court in secrecy, keeping the other party in the dark", stated the letter written by the counsel for Hindu parties to the Secretary General of SC, requesting for the return of the sealed cover submissions. Other than laying down the scheme for administration of the property by trust that is nominated by them, the Court could also direct "any authority or the appropriate Government to constitute such trust which may be able to administer and management of the property decreed in favour of the party concerned which may have proper management over the income and expenses incurred therein." The Akhil Bharatiya Sriram Janam Bhoomi Punaruddhar Samity also filed its written submissions through its lawyers where it has been requested that in the interest of maintaining public order and to promote communal harmony, and "for the purpose of doing complete justice between the parties after considering the reports of the Mediation Committee", the Court has been urged to pass a decree in favour of the Ram Lalla and the Janmabhoomi.