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Faizabad: In a new development regarding the legal position of disputed place in the acquired land in Ayodhya, one Raj Rajeshwari Sitaram Trust has filed a civil suit claiming it was the real owner of the whole area.

The suit filed through trustee Shivendra Shahi in a civil court on July 11 contended that the revenue records were "erroneous" in which the land was recorded as that of Nazul.

Shahi in the suit said the Trust was registered long before Independence under the Indian Trust Act, 1860.

He contended the property in Ayodhya was vested with the Trust by his ancestor, Raja of Deara estate in Sultanpur district.

He said the legal status of a Trust property could not be amended or altered, and his zamindari was still intact in urban areas in Faizabad and Ayodhya as these lands were outside the purview of UP Zamindari Abolition Act of 1952.

The judge issued notices to 17 parties, including the Uttar Pradesh government, Nazul department and Faizabad-Ayodhya Development Authority, in connection with the suit.

The court fixed July 22 for further hearing on the matter.

PTI