By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: “Going by the welcoming response of the Congress party to the deferment of the Babri verdict, it seems that either the party or its members might have been behind the move which prevented the Allahabad HC to deliver verdict in the Babri- Ramjanmbhoomi title suit on September 24,” said SQR Ilyas, member, working committee, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in a frank interview with TwoCircles.net.
Can’t be a neutral judgment
Mr. Ilyas rubbished the view going around that, either the Allahabad court or the SC might give a neutral judgment which will again force the parties to sit and find a compromise formula.
“There can’t be a neutral judgment on the title suit. The Court’s decision will be either against or in favor of the parties. It will have to decide on the basis of 25 decisive issues including land and revenue records, the statements of top most historians and archeologists, the affidavit of the Commissioner of Faizabad, prominent among others,” he argued.
Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas
No space left for out of court settlement
Mr. Ilyas reminded that all the parties had, categorically and unanimously, told the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC, that there was no possibility of out of court settlement, when on 27th July, it had asked them about it; and the same thing happened on 23rd of September in the Supreme Court.
A settlement formula already exists
Mr. Ilyas pointed out that at present there is no need for a new formula for out of court settlement because of two reasons. Firstly, in total 11 unsuccessful attempts have been made to reach an amicable solution; and secondly the SC has already provided a settlement formula according to which, in that 67 acres of land in and around Babri mosque, both the parties will get land in different proportions to build a temple and a mosque.
Opposed to deferment
AIMPLB considers the delivery of the verdict by the Allahabad HC as a part of the solution of the Babri dispute and that’s why it is against any kind of deferment of the Babri verdict; particularly when after so many years of court proceedings, the verdict is about to be delivered, added Mr. Ilyas.
Verdict won’t create law & order problems
He also rejected the arguments that the verdict might lead to disturbance of communal harmony. Interestingly this was the one of the arguments which Ramesh Chand Tripathi, made in his petition which led to SC staying Allahabad HC’s verdict.
He further argued that the situation has changed from what it was in 1992. After around 18 years, it was the first time when almost every party had agreed that they will accept the Court’s verdict and will react within the Constitutional framework, so there was indeed no question of any kind of communal disturbances.
Let the Allahabad HC deliver its verdict
“Why and till when do you want to ensure uncertainty on the issue of Babri Masjid?” is the question, Mr. Ilyas posed to everybody who favored deferment of the verdict in the title suit.