Timeline: Babri mosque-Ram temple case
5 years, 2 months ago

Timeline: Babri mosque-Ram temple case

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The site at which Babri Mosque once stood is fiercely contested by Hindus and Muslims. The Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that the site in Ayodhya in northern India, where Hindu mobs destroyed a 460-year-old mosque in 1992, must be handed over to a trust to oversee the construction of a Hindu temple, subject to conditions. May 2011 Ruling suspended India’s Supreme Court suspends the High Court ruling following appeals by Hindu and Muslim groups. April 19, 2017 Conspiracy charges The Supreme Court revives conspiracy charges against top ruling party leaders Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and 13 others in the mosque demolition case. November 9, 2019 The Supreme Court rules that the land must be handed over to a trust to oversee the construction of a Hindu temple, subject to conditions.

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Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Sambhal trial court proceedings till February 25 in a suit claiming that the Chandausi's Shahi Jama mosque was built after destroying a Hindu temple. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed this order on a civil revision plea moved by the Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi challenging the trial court's order …

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Sambhal Row | Mosque Committee Challenges Trial Court's Survey Order In Allahabad HC; Advocate Commissioner Files Sealed Report
5 days, 19 hours ago

Sambhal Row | Mosque Committee Challenges Trial Court's Survey Order In Allahabad HC; Advocate Commissioner Files Sealed Report

Live Law  

The Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple. This development comes as the Advocate Commissioner submitted the survey report to the trial court in …

Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Row : Supreme Court Bench Questions Excavation At Site Despite Interim Order
1 week, 1 day ago

Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Row : Supreme Court Bench Questions Excavation At Site Despite Interim Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed the Registry to place before CJI Sanjiv Khanna a petition challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's order whereby the Archaeological Survey of India was directed to conduct a survey at the Bhojshala Temple-cum-Kamal Maula Mosque complex.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, noting that a CJI-led bench is in seisin of …

West Bengal: BJP’s Ram Temple announcement counter to TMC MLA’s Babri Masjid-like mosque
4 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal: BJP’s Ram Temple announcement counter to TMC MLA’s Babri Masjid-like mosque

Live Mint  

West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore. This plan came just days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir suggested constructing a mosque similar to the Babri Masjid in Beldanga in the same Murshidabad district. While speaking to reporters, BJP’s Berhampore organisational district president Shakharav Sarkar said, “We have already identified a land in …

West Bengal: BJP announces Ram temple project in Bengal, TMC proposes Babri Masjid-like mosque in same district
4 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal: BJP announces Ram temple project in Bengal, TMC proposes Babri Masjid-like mosque in same district

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to set up a mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid at Beldanga in the same district. Ram temple in Ayodhya The BJP said the temple’s construction will begin on January 22, 2025, exactly one year after the inauguration …

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date
1 month ago

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date

ABP News  

By Javed Ahmed Jaunpur News: The Jaunpur district's Senior Division Court has scheduled 16 December for a decision on the petition seeking a survey of the Atala Mosque, allegedly built after demolishing the Atala Devi temple. #WATCH | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: On Atala mosque, Hindu side's lawyer Ram Singh says, "The court has taken no decision today, only the matter …

Great Travesty Of Justice That Secularism Wasn't Given Its Due By Supreme Court In Babri Masjid Dispute: Justice RF Nariman
1 month ago

Great Travesty Of Justice That Secularism Wasn't Given Its Due By Supreme Court In Babri Masjid Dispute: Justice RF Nariman

Live Law  

Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice RF Nariman expressed that the judgements that the Supreme Court delivered over the years relating to the Babri Masjid Dispute did not do justice to the principle of secularism, especially the 2019 Verdict which conclusively decided the issue by allowing the construction of the temple at the site where the mosque was demolished. Justice Nariman …

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
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Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, marked a pivotal moment in India's history, fuelling debates over religion, politics, and identity. Leaders Addressing the Crowd BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s speeches galvanised the masses, stoking passions that culminated in the Babri Masjid's demolition. Riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in Seelampur The Aftermath The destruction …

Amid Row Over Sambhal Mosque, Court Accepts Petition Against Shamsi Shahi Mosque In Budaun
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1 month, 1 week ago

Amid Row Over Sambhal Mosque, Court Accepts Petition Against Shamsi Shahi Mosque In Budaun

ABP News  

In yet another controversy over religious structures, a court in UP has accepted the petition against Shamsi Shahi mosque in Budaun, Advocate Vivek Render said on Monday. #WATCH | Petition against Shamsi Shahi mosque in Budaun | Advocate Vivek Render says, ".This was actually a temple of Neelkanth Mahadev.The petition was filed on 08.08.2022. However, the management committee of the …

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

A caveat petition has been filed before the Allahabad high court by the Hindu side requesting the court to not pass any order without hearing the stand of Hindu respondent in case any petition is filed by the Muslim side challenging the November 20 order of the civil judge, Sambhal, whereby he had directed to conduct a survey of Mughal …

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case
1 month, 1 week ago

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a tentative view that an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Allahabad high court could be the appropriate forum to challenge the maintainability of 18 suits filed by Hindu litigants in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute. While fixing December 9 for a detailed hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv …

Sambhal Masjid Case | Supreme Court Appeals For 'Peace & Harmony', Asks UP Administration To Consider 'Community Mediation'
1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal Masjid Case | Supreme Court Appeals For 'Peace & Harmony', Asks UP Administration To Consider 'Community Mediation'

Live Law  

In the case concerning the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid, the Supreme Court on Friday made an appeal to maintain peace and harmony.The Court orally suggested that the Uttar Pradesh Government form a peace committee for community mediation under Section 43 of the Mediation Act for communal harmony.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay. …

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8
1 month, 1 week ago

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure peace and harmony in Sambhal as it restrained a local court from taking any further steps regarding the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid until January 8. It asked the mosque committee to approach the high court against the local court’s order of survey and said such petition …

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the trial court in Uttar Pradesh to refrain from proceeding in the suit until the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee approaches the Allahabad High Court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition filed by the mosque committee against a civil court direction allowing a survey of …

SC halts trial court proceedings in Sambhal mosque dispute, asks authorities to maintain peace, harmony
1 month, 1 week ago

SC halts trial court proceedings in Sambhal mosque dispute, asks authorities to maintain peace, harmony

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday in its order asked the trial court in Uttar Pradesh not to proceed in the suit against Sambhal Jama Masjid case row, till the mosque committee's petition challenging the survey order is listed in the High Court, and directed the authorities to "maintain peace & harmony." Peace and harmony must be maintained at …

Sambhal case: Supreme Court pauses trial court action until High Court's order
1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal case: Supreme Court pauses trial court action until High Court's order

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the trial court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal not to proceed with the mosque survey case till the Shahi Idgah committee of the Jama Masjid moves the High Court. The Supreme Court's order came on a plea filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee challenging the order passed by the trial court commissioning the …

Sambhal mosque report likely to be submitted to local court; SC to hear plea against survey today
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal mosque report likely to be submitted to local court; SC to hear plea against survey today

New Indian Express  

SAMBHAL: Security was stepped up across the district ahead of Friday prayers and the likely submission of a report on the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid here by the court-appointed ASI team following claims that a temple once stood at the spot. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will hear a plea by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee today, seeking …

Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order today
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order today

Hindustan Times  

The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal has moved the Supreme Court against a local court's recent order to survey the mosque. According to the cause list of November 29 uploaded on the apex court's website, a bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna is scheduled to hear the plea. "The hot haste in which …

Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Survey Order; CJI-Led Bench To Hear Tomorrow
1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Survey Order; CJI-Led Bench To Hear Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by a trial court for the commission survey of the mosque in a suit which alleged that it was built after destroying a temple.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear the matter tomorrow.Last week, Civil Judge of …

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the necessity of determining the legal maintainability of a suit — in light of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 — filed by a group of Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque complex, even as it expressed reservations about transferring the trial of all related suits from …

UP Court Orders Survey Of Shahi Jama Masjid In Sambhal Over Kalki Temple Dispute
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UP Court Orders Survey Of Shahi Jama Masjid In Sambhal Over Kalki Temple Dispute

ABP News  

A court in Uttar Pradesh on November 19 directed an advocate commissioner to conduct a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal over a plea claiming that the mosque was constructed after demolishing a Kalki temple during Mughal rule. The civil court in Sambhal has appointed Ramesh Raghav as the advocate commissioner to conduct a survey and submit report …

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple

Live Law  

On Tuesday, a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district ordered an advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid at Chandausi. The order was passed by Civil Judge Aditya Singh on a suit filed by eight plaintiffs, including Mahant Rishiraj Giri, who claimed that the mosque in question was built in 1526 after demolishing a temple that stood there. Therefore, …

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge
5 months, 1 week ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque committee that challenged the maintainability of these suits. The suits filed by Hindu litigants seek "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Hindu …

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits
5 months, 1 week ago

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits

The Hindu  

Opining that the Places of Worship Act does not define ‘religious character’ and to attract provision of this Act, the religious character of a place of worship must be determined, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by the Mathura-based Shahi Eidgah mosque committee challenging maintainability of 18 lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees and deity seeking removal …

Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court

The Hindu  

After the Archeological Survey of India submitted its report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court of the survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, the Hindu petitioners exerted confidence in their case while the Muslim petitioners alleged violations on the part of the surveying team. The ASI, after a 98-day-long survey of the disputed site known as Bhojshala …

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
11 months ago

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in an emotive speech in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, declared that the Babri mosque will exist in perpetuity at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind," he said..Asaduddin Owaisi also posted the video of his speech on his X account. Replying to a discussion on …

Keeping up with UP | The Mandir-Masjid issue is not over
11 months ago

Keeping up with UP | The Mandir-Masjid issue is not over

Hindustan Times  

For almost a century, as the dispute in Ayodhya raged on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, a host of people, from politicians to Shankaracharyas, repeatedly attempted to find an amicable formula, both before and after the demolition of the disputed shrine in 1992. “The dispute at Ayodhya should be resolved through mutual dialogue between the two communities or, if …

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'
11 months, 1 week ago

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a Varanasi court's order on the Gyanvapi mosque, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday demanded that temples should be built in Kashi and Mathura at the "original places". Varanasi's district court today granted the permission to the family of a priest to worship Hindu Gods in the Gyanvapi mosque's cellar. VHP working president Alok Kumar said: …

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court issued an order on Monday, extending the interim stay on the Allahabad High Court's decision to conduct a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The stay was initially put in place on January 16, halting the operation of the December 14, 2023, order …

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey
11 months, 2 weeks ago

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded the Muslim community to hand over the Gyanvapi community to the Hindu community by claiming that the ASI report has "reconfirmed" that the mosque in Varanasi was constructed after "demolishing a temple" at the site. In a statement issued on Saturday, VHP's international working president, Alok Kumar, said that the evidence …

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future

Al Jazeera  

As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them. Ayodhya/Lucknow, India – Wearing her hijab, Yusra Hussain stood in the queue to enter a makeshift temple to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, the northern Indian city believed to be his birthplace. For many among India’s 200 million Muslims, the …

Babri mosque to Ram temple: A timeline from 1528 to 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Babri mosque to Ram temple: A timeline from 1528 to 2024

Al Jazeera  

Ram temple is inaugurated in northern Ayodhya city 32 years after a Hindu nationalist mob demolished the Mughal era Babri mosque. 1990 – BJP’s Ram temple campaign BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani leads a nationwide campaign to build a temple in the place of the mosque. May 2011 – Ruling suspended The Supreme Court suspends the High Court ruling following …

’Will maintain neutrality from religion...treat all equally’: BJP minister
11 months, 3 weeks ago

’Will maintain neutrality from religion...treat all equally’: BJP minister

Live Mint  

Ravi Shankar Prasad has asserted that India 'will maintain neutrality from religion and the State will treat all religions equally,' amid the preparations for the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya's Lord Ram temple. Opposing the views of India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prasad said that Modi, " is going there as a real worshipper of Lord Ram, and he …

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?

The Hindu  

On January 10, the Congress put out a statement that its top leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, would not be attending the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. While declining the invitation through a statement, the party made certain points - One was the temple was a long-standing “political project” …

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Mosque Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Appointing Commission To Inspect Masjid
1 year ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Mosque Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Appointing Commission To Inspect Masjid

Live Law  

In the latest development in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the mosque committee has approached the Supreme Court against a December 14 order of the Allahabad High Court by which it had allowed an application for the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the mosque. The main suit, presently pending before the Allahabad High Court, seeks a declaration …

Asaduddin Owaisi: Won't Attend Ram Temple Opening Even if Invited
1 year ago

Asaduddin Owaisi: Won't Attend Ram Temple Opening Even if Invited

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: "The question does not arise," declared AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi in response to enquiries about whether he had received an invitation to the January 22 consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. He categorically stated that even if an invitation were extended, he and his party members would not attend the event. I am deliberately saying so-called masjid because …

Result of 500 years of struggle and determination: Ram Janmbhoomi Trust shares glimpses of under-construction Ram temple
1 year, 3 months ago

Result of 500 years of struggle and determination: Ram Janmbhoomi Trust shares glimpses of under-construction Ram temple

The Hindu  

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra on Saturday shared pictures of the Ram Temple which is currently under construction in Ayodhya and said that it is the result of the 500 years of struggle and determination. Taking to X, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra said, "The result of 500 years of struggle and determination - Ram will come!" Earlier Chairman of …

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today
1 year, 4 months ago

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today

Live Mint  

The Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Pritinker Diwakar, will hear the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute today, August 28, Monday, regarding the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. The petitions also challenge a Varanasi court direction to the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a comprehensive …

Gyanvapi mosque controversy: Hindu outfit calls for out-of-court settlement
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque controversy: Hindu outfit calls for out-of-court settlement

Firstpost  

Jitendra Singh Bisen, chief of Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, has written an open letter advocating an out-of-court settlement of the dispute. A Hindu outfit at the forefront of a legal battle on the Gyanvapi complex located next to Kashi Vishwanath temple has written an open letter inviting the Hindu and Muslim sides to hold talks to settle the Gyanvapi complex …

Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque Title Dispute: Allahabad High Court To Deliver Judgment In A Bunch Of Pleas On August 28
1 year, 5 months ago

Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque Title Dispute: Allahabad High Court To Deliver Judgment In A Bunch Of Pleas On August 28

Live Law  

After seeking certain clarifications from the parties in a bunch of pleas concerning the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple land title dispute, the Allahabad High Court today concluded a hearing in the matter and posted the cases for delivery of Judgment on August 28. Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple issue| Allahabad High Court seeks certain clarifications from parties before it in. Gyanvapi …

Gyanvapi mosque survey: Supreme Court stays Varanasi court order till Wednesday 5pm
1 year, 5 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque survey: Supreme Court stays Varanasi court order till Wednesday 5pm

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Varanasi district court order until 5 pm on July 26 allowing scientific excavation of the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey by the Archaeological Survey of India to ascertain whether the masjid was built over a pre-existing Hindu temple. On Friday, the Varanasi district court ordered an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid by ASI …

Gyanvapi mosque: ASI survey from today, panel moves top court
1 year, 5 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque: ASI survey from today, panel moves top court

Hindustan Times  

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India will begin a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on Monday even as the mosque management committee filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Varanasi district court’s order allowing the inspection, people aware of the matter said on Sunday. On Friday, the Varanasi district court ordered an extensive survey of the …

Renowned Advocate and Face of Babri Masjid Action Committee Zafaryab Jilani Passes Away
1 year, 7 months ago

Renowned Advocate and Face of Babri Masjid Action Committee Zafaryab Jilani Passes Away

News 18  

Renowned advocate and All India Muslim Personal Law Board secretary Zafaryab Jilani passed away on Wednesday in Lucknow at the age of 73. Jilani, 73, was the convener of the Babri Masjid Action Committee and one of the key figures of the Ayodhya case. Jilani, The Face of Babri Masjid Action Committee In February 1986, following the Faizabad district judge’s …

Madras High Court Holds Special Saturday Sitting To Hear Case On Palani Temple Ritual Dispute
1 year, 11 months ago

Madras High Court Holds Special Saturday Sitting To Hear Case On Palani Temple Ritual Dispute

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear a matter related to the dispute about the manner in which rituals are to be carried out at the Palani temple. The petitioner TR Ramesh, president of Indic Collective Trust and Temple Worshippers Society, approached the court seeking directions to the State and the Hindu Religious & Charitable …

Banke Bihari Temple Revamp Plan| Protect Ancient Temples In the Vicinity, Provide Expenditure Details: Allahabad HC To UP Govt
2 years ago

Banke Bihari Temple Revamp Plan| Protect Ancient Temples In the Vicinity, Provide Expenditure Details: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to protect the ancient temples situated in the vicinity of the Banke Bihari temple while implementing its proposed plan to redevelop the temple area.The UP government has also been directed to not disturb the rights of the Sewayats for Sewa of Thakur Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj in the process. …

Allahabad HC Appoints Former HC Judge To Examine UP Govt's Proposal To Manage Mathura's Banke Bihari Temple
2 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad HC Appoints Former HC Judge To Examine UP Govt's Proposal To Manage Mathura's Banke Bihari Temple

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has appointed a former Judge of the High Court, Justice Sudhir Narain Agarwal to examine the proposed/draft plan of the Uttar Pradesh Government for the management of the Banke Bihari temple including the redevelopment of the temple area.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir ordered thus while dealing with a PIL …

BREAKING: Varanasi Court Dismisses Masjid Committee's Challenge To Maintainability Of Suit Seeking Possession Of Gyanvapi Premises
2 years, 1 month ago

BREAKING: Varanasi Court Dismisses Masjid Committee's Challenge To Maintainability Of Suit Seeking Possession Of Gyanvapi Premises

Live Law  

A Varanasi Court today DISMISSED an application of the Anjuman Masjid Committee filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC challenging the maintainability of a title suit praying to hand over the possession of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises to Lord Vishweshwar Virajman and others. It may be noted that the suit has been filed by Lord Vishweshwar Virajman through their next-friend …

Gyanvapi mosque dispute: What's the case and what's expected to happen in Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque dispute: What's the case and what's expected to happen in Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court’s bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, is set to hear the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute today, November 11. The case will be heard for the first time after the district court denied the Masjid Committee's motion to dismiss the suit filed by Hindu devotees seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound. The case presently before the …

Jairam Ramesh terms opening of locks of Babri structure a mistake
2 years, 3 months ago

Jairam Ramesh terms opening of locks of Babri structure a mistake

Op India  

On Thursday, veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh courted controversy after he dubbed the opening of Babri Masjid, which eventually paved the path for the Ram Janmabhoomi struggle, a mistake. Congress denied the existence of Lord Ram, opposed Ram Mandir In 2007, an affidavit filed by the Congress-led government read, “Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas admittedly form an important part of ancient …

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