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Court battle over burial of Richard III remains Court battle over burial of Richard III adjourned
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A dispute over where the remains of King Richard III should be reburied is to be heard later at the High Court. The legal battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried has been adjourned at the High Court.
Archaeologists found them under a Leicester council car park last year. A judicial review will decide whether the procedure that led to his bones being excavated in Leicester and the decision to reinter them at the city's cathedral, was conducted correctly.
They were to be re-interred at the city's cathedral, but campaigners claim his wish was to be buried at York Minster. The court agreed to allow Leicester City Council to make representations as a party to the judicial review.
The Plantagenet Alliance is challenging the justice secretary's decision to grant a licence to the Leicester University archaeologists. The council said it was prepared to consult over the reburial.
It is is seeking a judicial review, accusing Chris Grayling of failing to consult properly before giving the academics permission to excavate and to decide where the bones should be reburied. York v Leicester
The king was found following a lengthy campaign by members of the Richard III Society. The court said this could affect the timetabling of the full judicial review hearing.
The skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as the king's after DNA from the bones were found to match that of a descendant of the monarch's family. The Plantagenet Alliance wants him buried in York Minster claiming those were Richard's wishes.
£1.3m project It is challenging the Justice Secretary's decision not to consult further before granting a licence to the University of Leicester to excavate the remains.
When the bones, discovered under a car park in the city, were confirmed as Richard III's the decision was taken for him to be reinterred in Leicester.
A High Court judge gave the Alliance permission to bring judicial review proceedings against the Justice Secretary and the university.
But that process has now be adjourned so that the city council can play a role in the decision over what happens to the remains.
Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice Ouseley and Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, said: "We are satisfied there is clearly an issue to be determined as to whether or not Leicester City Council has a role to play as a decision maker."
Gerard Clarke QC, a spokesman for the Plantagenet Alliance, welcomed the council's offer of further out-of-court consultation, saying: "There may be the possibility still of resolving this case without the further intervention of the court. We do not know."
Lady Justice Hallett said the court would be "happy" if it was settled, but left open the possibility of a further hearing in the new year.
The skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as the king's after DNA from the bones were found to match that of a distant descendant.
Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485.Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485.
His body was brought to nearby Leicester and buried in Grey Friars Church.
The church was destroyed in the dissolution of the monasteries in in 1538, but Richard remained buried there until he was discovered by the archaeologists in August 2012.
The Plantagenet Alliance includes 15 of Richard III's distant relatives.
Judgement on the judicial review is likely to be reserved.
A re-interment ceremony was due to take place in May 2014, but this had been put in doubt by the court case.
The body which rules on changes to Church of England buildings has also asked for more information on the plans for Leicester Cathedral
The project would cost up to £1.3m, of which £96,000 would be spent on the tomb and vault.