New Delhi: The Supreme Court impleaded the Centre, governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Babri Masjid Action Committee (AIBMAC) and Muslim Personal Law Board (AIUMPB) in a petition seeking Army deployment at the disputed site at Ayodhya and maintenance of status quo till a decision on title suits of the land.

A three-judge bench comprising chief justice B N Kirpal, justice K G Balakrishnan and justice Arijit Pasayat allowed an interim application filed by petitioner Mohd Aslam alias Bhure and issued notices to the newly added parties.

The petition was filed by Bhure through counsel M M Kashyap a week before the much hyped bhoomi pujan ceremony arranged at the disputed site on March 15.

The Supreme Court had bluntly told the parties involved in the arrangement of puja that no religious activity could take place at the disputed site.

Kashyap had alleged that the parties were not honouring the 1994 order of the Supreme Court for maintenance of status quo at the disputed site and had requested the court to deploy Army at the site till the title suits on the land was decided.

The petitioner had also requested the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against VHP leadership including Ashok Singhal for violating maintenance of status quo order at the disputes site in Ayodhya.

Bhure had also sought seizure of stones lying at kar sevak puram at Ayodhya and Pindwara in Rajasthan meant for use at the proposed Ram temple.

PTI