What is the final decision on Ram Mandir?

October 16, 2019- The Supreme Court reserved its judgement in the case. November 9, 2019- The Supreme Court delivers its verdict. The SC ruled that the land belongs to Ram Lalla and ordered the government to provide an alternative five-acre land to the Sunni Waqf Board.

What did Muslims get in Ayodhya verdict?

The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades by Hindus and Muslims, centres on the ownership of the land in Uttar Pradesh state. Muslims would get another plot of land to construct a mosque, the court said. Many Hindus believe the site is the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram.

What is wrong with Ayodhya verdict?

The Supreme Court relied on evidence of continuous worship on the site to give it to the temple. Critics of the verdict have argued that the Supreme Court has relied on “faith instead of law and reason” and that the judgment has “sided with majoritarianism”. Both assertions are wrong.

Why did they destroy Babri Masjid?

The 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, had been the subject of a lengthy socio-political dispute, and was targeted after a political rally organised by Hindu nationalist organisations turned violent.

Was the Ayodhya Judgement fair?

The Ayodhya judgment did result in a victory for the majority and coincidentally for the mob that demolished the Babri Masjid, but a reading of the judgment clearly shows disapproval and disavowal of the mob. The legal victory is based upon secular principles. This has to be the projected as the victory of secularism.

How much land did Muslims get in Ayodhya?

An Ordinance titled Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Ordinance was issued on January 7, 1993 to acquire 67.703 acres of land in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid complex. A reference to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution was made on the same day.

Did Ayodhya really exist?

Excavations. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated the Ram Janambhoomi/Babri Mosque site at the direction of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court Uttar Pradesh in 2003. The archaeologists also reported indications of a large structure that pre-existed the Babri Masjid.

What was the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Ayodhya case?

On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, announced their verdict; it vacated the previous decision and ruled that the land belonged to the government based on tax records. It further ordered the land to be handed over to a trust to build the Hindu temple.

What is the Ayodhya land dispute?

The Ayodhya land dispute is a political, historical and socio-religious debate in India that has been on for decades. The dispute is focused on a plot of land in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, which is regarded among the Hindus to be the birthplace of the Hindu deity Ram.

What is the Ayodhya case and how is it being monitored?

Thousands of paramilitary forces and police troops were deployed in Ayodhya and surveillance of the region was carried out using CCTV cameras and drones. Internet services were closed in several places in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, while it was announced that a total of 31 districts and 673 individuals were being closely monitored.

When was the Allahabad High Court verdict on land title case?

A subsequent land title case was lodged in the Allahabad High Court, the verdict of which was pronounced on 30 September 2010.