HC show cause to commissioner in Ayodhya civil suit

Lucknow, Feb 20 (UNI) The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court today issued a show cause notice to Faizabad divisional commissioner in the Ayodhya civil suit.

A special full bench comprising Justices S R Alam, O P Srivastava and D V Sharma passed the order on a writ petition filed by Sunni Central Waqf Board.

The petition alleged that changes had been effected at the disputed site in Ayodhya without seeking permission from the Supreme Court or the High Court.

The court fixed March 12 for hearing the case. The commissioner has been directed to show cause in the matter within three weeks.

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