New Delhi, Aug 30 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed contempt proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh government and others which included prominent BJP officials, in the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition case.A panel of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S.Oka and Vikram Nath stated that there was an opinion rendered by a higher bench, and there is no evidence to support it in this case at present.The bench said that in the light of the ruling of the year 2019 in the Ayodhya case the contempt case was no longer a valid argument in the case.
The bench also stated it was not a purpose in the ringing of dead horses, because the bigger issue has already been resolved by a five-judge bench , and the petitioner has died and the contempt petition against respondents has been closed.
The order comes as a relief BJP leaders, including Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar and others, who filed the basis of a petition that was filed by Mohd Aslam alias Bhure who died in 2010.In November of 2019 the five-judge bench ruled on the issue of title in Ayodhya case in favor of the Hindu side in the construction of Ram temple.
Bhure’s counsel requested the court to replace the petitioner with an amicus curiae which was rejected by the Apex court.
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