SC dismisses plea of Shia Waqf Board against Sunni Board on claim to Babri Masjid
Babri mosque was built by Mir Baqi, says CJI Gogoi while reading out the unanimous verdict
It is inappropriate for the court to get into the area of theology, says CJI
Places of Worship Act reaffirms commitment of India to protect the interests of all religious communities, says CJI-led bench
Idols of deity were placed at the structure in 1949: CJI
Nirmohi Akhara suit is not maintainable and it has no shebait rights (priestly rights), rules SC
ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) credentials are beyond doubt and the findings cannot be neglected, says CJI
Archaeological evidence cannot be brushed aside as conjecture and hypothesis. Babri Masjid was not constructed on vacant land but on a Hindu structure: SC
Archaeological evidence supports an underlying structure of Hindu origin, it says
Title of the land can be decided only on legal evidence, SC says
Faith and belief of Ayodhya being birthplace of Ram is undisputed so is that of Muslims to worship at the mosque: SC
Whether belief and faith is justified is beyond the ken of judicial scrutiny: SC
Accounts of travellers and historians mention faith of Hindus that the place is birthplace of Lord Ram. The account of travellers has to be read with circumspection, SC says
Act of placing idols inside the central dome in December 22-23, 1949 has been challenged by Sunni Waqf Board. SC says Sunni Board’s suit is maintainable.
Mere existence of a structure beneath the mosque cannot lead to a title today even if the SC finds that it was a Hindu temple, SC says
It is clearly established that while Muslims offered prayers inside the inner courtyard, the same was done by Hindus in the outer courtyard: SC
SC: Though there were obstructions, Muslims continued to offer namaz inside the inner courtyard. So, the Muslims have not abandoned the mosque
But documents show that prior to 1857, Hindus were not barred from worshipping in the inner courtyard. The railings segregating the outer and inner courtyard was made in 1857: SC
But Hindus always believed that the birthplace of Ram was in the inner courtyard of the mosque, says SC
For 325 years, from the construction of the mosque till 1857, Muslims have given no evidence of offering prayers at the disputed structure in exclusion of Hindus, it says.
Destruction of mosque in 1992 was in breach of SC order, says CJI-led bench
Sunni Waqf board failed to make claim on adverse possession over the mosque as it remained a contested site between Hindus and Muslims: SC
SC says it will give relief in suits filed by Sunni Waqf Board and deity
SC says Allahabad HC was wrong in dividing the disputed site into three parts
Muslims have presented no evidence of exclusive possession prior to 1857. But thereafter they offered namaz there till they were ousted in 1949 through desecration: SC
SC orders allotment of alternative land to Muslims for setting up of a mosque while decreeing the disputed site to deity
SC says Centre will formulate a scheme in three months to set up a board of trustees for construction of temple at the disputed structure
Centre will hand over the disputed site to the Board of trustees and a suitable alternative plot of land measuring 5 acres at Ayodhya will be given to Sunni Waqf Board.
In the scheme by Board of trustees, appropriate representation be given to Nirmohi Akhara.
SC appreciates role of mediators Justice Kalifulla, ace mediator Sriram Panchu and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who came very close to settlement
With the SC directing setting up of the Trust to construct Ram temple at the disputed site, it virtually ousts VHP-backed Ram Janmasthan Nyas from the temple activities.
Supreme Court clears way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site, directs Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.