Supreme Court of India

Mohd. Aslam @ Bhure v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] 3 S.C.R. 143
Bench S. Rajendra Babu, Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, M.B. Shah, N. Santosh Hegde and Doraiswamy Raju JJ.
Decided 31 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the orders of this Court made earlier are not beyond the scope of the decision in M Ismail Faruqui 's case.

Judgment, page 12

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Public interest litigation: c Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993-Ayodhya land­ dispute-Relating to erstwhile Ramjanma Bhoomi-Babri Masjid Structure­ Subsequent enactment of 1993 Act-Title suits before High Court-Pendency­ Writ petition before Supreme Court seeking preservation of adjacent land till final decision in title suits-Interim order passed directing status quo and prohibiting religious activity-Disposing of the writ petition-Held: Status quo having been maintained over a decade and title suits pending before High Court are reaching final stages, and also preservation of

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