SLOW PACE OF AYODHYA TRIAL

Slow pace of Ayodhya trial in CBI court is one of the main issues on the agenda coming up before annual working committee meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). Senior member of board and lawyer Zafaryab Jilani said recent transfer of the chief judicial magistrate Faizabad, who was presiding over the trial, has led to a reasonable apprehension about further delay in the matter. Since 2007 to the present day, the special court has been able to record statements of only eight witnesses while the ninth witness is still deposing before it. The transfer of the judge at the crucial time could complicate things and delay the trial.