NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court, last week, quashed a Notification imposing a ban on the Jamait e Islami Hind, under the Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act after the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya.
A three judge bench set aside the judgment of the unlawful activities (prevention) tribunal, which had confirmed the ban on April 11, 1994, and held that the material placed before it could not conclude that Jamait e Islami Hind was indulging in unlawful activities, The Union Government had imposed a ban on Jamait e Islami Hind along with four other organizationsonDecember10, 1992 after demolition of the disputed Babri mosque at Ayodhya.
‘The ban was later confirmed by the B.M. Lal tribunal, on April 11, 1994. The Jamat e Islami Hind was banned for allegedly questioning the sovereignty and integrity of the country, on the basis of speeches delivered by its Amir (president), Maulana Siraj ul Hasan, in May 1991, and by its Naib Amir in August 1991, commenting upon the merger of Kashmir with India.
Other organizations banned along with Jamait e Islami Hind were VHP, RSS, Bajrang Dal and Islamic Sevak Sangh (ISS). The Jamaat e Islami Hind last week welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment lifting the ban on the organization, saying the verdict has strengthened people’ confidence in the supremacy. Of the rule of law.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 16, 1994
