The petition also pleads that it should be heard in an open court while also arguing that the apex court should put a stay on its verdict in the Ayodhya case.
The Islamic organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) on Friday lodged a curative petition at the Supreme Court against the top court's controversial verdict in the much-disputed Ayodhya Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid title dispute case.
In its petition, the organisation claimed that even though it was not a party to the title dispute, yet the Supreme Court verdict, on November 9 last year, has ended up adversely affecting its rights.
The petition also pleads that it should be heard in an open court while also arguing that the apex court should put a stay on its verdict in the Ayodhya case.
PFI is the second organisation to file a curative petition in the case. The first petition was filed by the Uttar Pradesh-based Peace Party.
In a 5-0 unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on November 9, 2019, had ruled that the disputed 2.77 acre land in Ayodhya will go to Hindus while Muslims will be given a 5-acre plot at an alternate location in the city for construction of the mosque.
The apex court, however, handed over the land to the government to take measures for maintaining peace and harmony and law and order. The government will create a Board of Trust and formulate a scheme within three months.
The court said the decision was taken as per law and not on the basis of faith and belief.
The bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had finished the hearing in the long-standing dispute on October 16. Other judges of the bench are Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SW Abdul Nazeer.
The five-judge bench was hearing appeals challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict, which ordered equal division of the 2.77-acre of disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and the Ram Lalla.
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