Lucknow, Oct. 16: The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to challenge the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suits in the Supreme Court. A unanimous decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the board’s working committee here on Saturday.
The Nirmohi Akhara, a party in the title suit case, has also announced its decision to challenge the HC verdict in the Supreme Court.
The 51-member AIMPLB working committee, which met at the Nadwatul Ulama, discussed the verdict and was of the view that the verdict was based on faith, and not on evidence, and hence was not acceptable to the community.
Interestingly, the Board termed as “illegal” the efforts being made by Mohammed Hashim Ansari, the oldest living plaintiff in the title suit case, but some members were of the view that the dispute could still be resolved through dialogue.
The AIMPLB spokesman, however, ruled out the possibility of the board putting up any resolution for an out-of-court settlement. He said a temple and a mosque could exist in close proximity in Ayodhya.