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Don’t allow protests on Babri Masjid demolition anniversary: PIL in Madras High Court

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court that seeks to ban protests by Muslim organisations on December 6, the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The mosque was demolished by right wing Hindu groups on the date in 1992, leading to violent communal riots across the country. The plea seeks directions not just to ban any form of demonstrations on December 6 this year but any observance of the day in future.

According to one report in The Hindu, the PIL has been filed by K Gopinath, a lawyer and president of the Hindu Munnetra Kazhagam outfit from Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu. The PIL, which is set to come up before a division Bench of Justices R Subbiah and P Velmurugan on Friday, wants to specifically ban protests by Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). These organisations have reportedly called for a protest meet on the day.

On November 9, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in the long-pending Ayodhya dispute. In a unanimous judgment, a five-judge Constitution bench awarded the disputed land to the Hindu parties and ordered that alternate land in Ayodhya, measuring five acres, be given to the Muslim parties. The apex court also directed the Centre to formulate a scheme for a Board of Trustees for the construction of the temple at the disputed site.

Gopinath argued in his petition that protests were ‘unwarranted’ since the judgement had been delivered by the highest court in the country and a Constitution bench. He contended that this was binding on all people.

Source: The News Minute