Judgment

B. N. KIRPAL, J.

( 1 ) RULE returnable after ten weeks.

( 2 ) COUNSEL representing the Union of India, All-India Babri Masjid action Committee, All-India Muslim Law Board, State of U. P. , Union lawyers Front and all other respondents present in court accept notice.

( 3 ) COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT be filed within four weeks. Rejoinder be filed within four weeks thereafter. List this matter before a larger Bench.

( 4 ) IN the meantime, we direct that on 67. 703 acres of acquired land located in various plots detailed in the Schedule to the Acquisition of Certain area at Ayodhya Act, 1993, which is vested in the Central Government, no religious activity of any kind by anyone either symbolic or actual including bhumi puja or shila puja, shall be permitted or allowed to take place.

( 5 ) FURTHERMORE, no part of the aforesaid land shall be handed over by the government to anyone and the same shall be retained by the Government till the disposal of this writ petition nor shall any part of this land be permitted to be occupied or used for any religious purpose or in connection therewith.

( 6 ) THIS is subject to further orders which may be passed in this case.

( 7 ) IN all the IAs, issue notice.