Digging: Bench reserves fresh orders

As digging at the disputed site in Ayodhya to determine whether a temple existed at the place resumed today, the three-judge Bench hearing t...

As digging at the disputed site in Ayodhya to determine whether a temple existed at the place resumed today, the three-judge Bench hearing the title suit reserved its judgement on fresh directions on excavations.

Yesterday, the ASI had asked for more time, nearly two-and-half months, to complete the digging and paper work at the site. The Sunni Central Board of Waqfs, on the other hand, had asked for equal representation of both communities in the ASI team and labourers engaged for digging. After hearing the parties, the Bench reserved its judgment today.

SC refuses to admit writ petition against Ayodhya order

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ challenging the Allahabad High Court order for excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya. On the petition filed by one Naved Yar Khan, a Bench comprising Justices S. Rajendra Babu and G.P. Mathur said: ‘‘We will not take up a writ petition against a HC order.’’

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‘‘You can file a special leave petition and seek permission of the court to challenge the order,’’ the Bench said, referring to the objections raised by the registry. It gave Khan one week to ‘‘cure the objections’’. (PTI)

‘‘We reminded the court that excavations should be carried out under the supervision of a panel of five ASI experts, including two Muslims, as had been mentioned by the court itself when it gave directives for initiating excavation at the disputed site,’’ said the counsel for Waqf board, Zafaryab Jilani.

The ASI today recovered a damaged pot, bangles and some stones from the three trenches currently under excavation.

Interestingly, the oldest living petitioner in the title case, Hashim Ansari, was present at the site today, despite his earlier announcement of boycotting the excavation process. He had also moved a petition at the Allahabad High Court yesterday, seeking an immediate stay on digging.

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