29 January,2019 11:33 AM IST | | mid-day online desk
Supreme Court
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday welcomed the Centre's writ petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to return 67-acre land around the disputed site in Ayodhya to its original owners, saying the step was in the right direction.
In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 acres disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site.
The plea has said that the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, which is a trust to promote the construction of Ram Temple, had sought a return of excess land acquired in 1991 to original owners.
"This land belongs to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas and is not under any litigation. This is a step in the right direction and we welcome it," VHP's international working president Alok Kumar said.
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For those unversed, Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas is a trust which is formed by members of VHS to oversee the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
On Sunday, the Supreme Court had issued a notice to postpone the hearing of the Ayodhya case because of the non-availability of one of the judges on the constitution bench.
(with inputs from agencies)
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