The major element was proposed for settlement is an offer by the UP Sunni Waqf Board to surrender its claim on the disputed site
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has finally concluded the 40-day hearing on the Ramjanmbhoomi Ayodhya mediation panel submitted its last report to the five-judge bench outlining what has been mention as a settlement agreement, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.
The major element that was proposed for settlement is an offer by the UP Sunni Waqf Board to surrender its claim on the disputed site. However, the offer is conditional on the government accepting four demands made by Sunni Waqf Board apparently, to protect the interests of Muslims in other parts of the country.
It is certainly unclear how, if at all, this last-minute offer would impact the proceedings of the court before announcing decisions.
In the four major conditions, the Waqf board wants
- the UP government to rebuild 22 mosques lying weak and need urgent renovation.
- The second condition requires strict implementation of the Places of Religious Worship Act 1991.
- The third condition permits to allow Muslims to pray in all mosques under the central government’s Archaeological Survey of India.
- The fourth condition states that the Waqf board be allowed to build a mosque at a suitable place that does not have the disputed location.
The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was led by the constitution bench which completed the oral hearing later on Wednesday and reserved its judgment. The parties concerned do still have three days to file written notes.
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