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November 04, 2018

India: Proposal by Ajaz Ashraf for Ayodhya title suit having 'only Hindu' judges on Supreme Court bench will set a dangerous precedent

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Instead of allowing the judicial process on Ayodhya to be vitiated, it is in India’s interest for Gogoi to constitute a three-member bench comprising only Hindu judges known for their legal acumen. Such a scenario will eliminate the possibility of Hindu-Muslim differences getting mirrored in the judiciary. Muslims should not have a problem with the bench comprising only Hindu judges because a minority judgment delivered by a Muslim judge, as the past of Ayodhya matters shows, has no practical significance.

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