NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh's Shia Central Waqf Board told the Supreme Court (SC) On Tuesday it is okay with a mosque built in a Muslim dominated area that is at a reasonable distance from the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi site .

In an affidavit, the Board further said the SC that the Babri Masjid was its property and therefore it was the only one entitled to negotiate an amicable settlement of the dispute

The 30-page affidavit assumes significance as it has been filed within few days of the apex court agreeing to fast track the hearing on a batch of appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict on the land dispute in the case, said PTI. The Shia Board is one of the parties in the pending appeals in the apex court.

The Board also sought time from the SC to set up a committee to explore an amicable settlement of the Ayodhya dispute.

"According to me, this intervention by the Shia Waqf board is god sent," said Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy , to ANI.

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The Ayodhya issue has been pending in the Supreme Court since 2010, after the Allahabad HC divided the land equally between 'Ram Lalla', the Nirmohi Akhara and the Sunni Wakf Board.

Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to an early hearing on a bunch of petitions relating to the dispute over ownership of 2.7 acres of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land. It posted the case to August 11.The court's remark had come on a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy who sought urgent listing and hearing of the matter.

Appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict on the disputed land will be heard by a three-judge bench.

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