The Supreme Court of India (SC), on November 9, delivered its historic verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday paved the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.The Supreme Court added that the possession of the disputed 2.77 acre, however, will remain with a central government receiver.
The Centre will form a trust within three months. The trust will monitor and manage construction of a temple.The Sunni Waqf Board will be given an alternate and suitable 5 acre land at a prominent place in Ayodhya.
Sunni Wakf Board, one of the main litigants to the Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi title suit, said on Saturday that it was not satisfied with the Supreme Court verdict and may seek a review.
The judgment, in the decades old Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, was delivered by a 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer.
The Supreme court underlined that the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board has failed to establish its case in Ayodhya dispute. The ASI has established that temple existed beneath the destroyed structure, but it was not clear whether the temple was demolished to build the mosque.
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Shia Waqf Board in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya.
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday said the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute should not be seen as win or loss for anybody, and appealed to countrymen to maintain peace and harmony.
Everyone should respect the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute and maintain harmony, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.
The spiritual head of Ajmer dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Saturday welcomed the decision of Supreme Court on Ayodhya case and appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the verdict of the court is final but not infallible, adding that Muslims should reject the 5-acres land as stated in the top court’s order.
On September 30, 2010, the Allahabad High Court ruled that the disputed 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya should be divided into three parts among the Hindus, Muslims and the Nirmohi Akhara. The petitioners moved the Supreme Court and the apex court stayed the HC verdict.
