Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
5 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Live Law  

: SC Allows Temple Construction In Disputed Land; Alternate Plot Of 5 Acres For Mosque In an unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court held that the entire disputed land of 2.77 acres in Ayodhya must be handed over for the construction of Ram Mandir. The bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose observed that the High Court has no power to entertain the petition under Section 482 CrPC and alter the sentence imposed by it. One of the contentions adopted by the Insurance Company was that the wife of the deceased has relinquished her share in favour of her in-laws and got certain properties in lieu thereof and, therefore, the wife of the deceased is not entitled to any compensation Complaint U/s 138 NI Act Maintainable Against Dishonour Of Cheque Issued Pursuant To Lok Adalat Award The Supreme Court observed that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonor of a cheque issued pursuant to the Lok Adalat award is maintainable. Section 164 CrPC: Presence Of Advocate Not Mandatory When Confession Of Accused Before Magistrate Is Not Recorded By Audio-Video Means The Supreme Court observed that it is not mandatory that a confession or statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should necessarily be made in the presence of the advocate except when such confessional statement is recorded with audio-video electronic means.The bench was dealing with the submission of Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, who appeared for the review petitioner death convict Manoharan. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Ravindra Bhat allowed the appeal filed by Rahul Jain, the resolution applicant in the insolvency of Rave Scans Private Ltd. Chit Foreman Entitled To Recover Amount Of Future Subscription From Defaulting Subscriber The Supreme Court observed that the relationship between a chit subscriber and the chit foreman is a contractual obligation, which creates a debt on the day of subscription.

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Sanjauli Mosque Row: Shimla Court Rejects Appeal Against Order To Demolish Masjid's 'Illegal' Storeys
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sanjauli Mosque Row: Shimla Court Rejects Appeal Against Order To Demolish Masjid's 'Illegal' Storeys

Live Law  

A court in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district last week dismissed a civil appeal filed by Nazakat Ali Hashmi challenging the October 5 order of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, to demolish three storeys of the Sanjauli Mosque for being constructed in violation of the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, and the Building Bye-laws made thereunder. However, on …

Supreme Court Weekly Digest (13th March 2023-19th March 2023)
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Digest (13th March 2023-19th March 2023)

Live Law  

Telangana CM's daughter and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha has moved the Supreme Court challenging ED summons in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy case. The Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to comply with the directions of the Apex Court in All India Judges’ Association And Ors. Chief Justice of Kenya Martha K. Koome was present …

DC Edit | Relief without sufficient cause
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Relief without sufficient cause

Deccan Chronicle  

You cannot keep flogging a dead horse, the Supreme Court told the counsel for the petitioner while winding up a contempt case against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh and BJP leaders L.K. The court referred to two facts while deciding to close the proceedings in the case — one, a larger bench of the court considered and decided …

Muslims can’t tolerate desecration of masjid: AIMPLB forms legal panel to look into Gyanvapi case
2 years, 7 months ago

Muslims can’t tolerate desecration of masjid: AIMPLB forms legal panel to look into Gyanvapi case

Firstpost  

The decision was taken during an online emergency meeting of the body on Tuesday after the Supreme Court’s order on the Gyanvapi mosque Reacting to the Gyanvapi case, The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Wednesday announced that it has formed a panel to look into the 1991 places of worship act. In a statement, the body said, “Muslims …

Owaisi on Gyanvapi verdict: Have lost Babri... don't want to lose another masjid
2 years, 7 months ago

Owaisi on Gyanvapi verdict: Have lost Babri... don't want to lose another masjid

India TV News  

Highlights AIMIM chief Owaisi termed Gyanvapi Masjid verdict a blatant violation of Places of Worship Act 1991 Owaisi said that court's decision is also violation of SC judgment given in Babri Masjid verdict Owaisi clearly asserted that he does not want to lose another masjid, after Babri Masjid All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed the Gyanvapi …

Barabanki mosque demolished: Police book 8 Sunni waqf board members for fraud, cheating
3 years, 7 months ago

Barabanki mosque demolished: Police book 8 Sunni waqf board members for fraud, cheating

India Today  

Days after a controversy broke out over the demolition of a mosque in Barabanki, the police lodged a case against eight members of a committee for allegedly using fraudulent means to get the site registered with the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board. Acting on a complaint by the district minority welfare officer, an FIR was filed against eight people, …

India: Century-old mosque razed in defiance of court order
3 years, 7 months ago

India: Century-old mosque razed in defiance of court order

Al Jazeera  

Officials in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh have allegedly bulldozed an old mosque, triggering anger and anguish among the Muslim minority, with a prominent community organisation saying it will approach the high court over the matter. On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, a Muslim body that looks after mosques and other community assets in the state, …

Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case: Sunni Waqf Board Moves Allahabad HC Against Varanasi Court Order
3 years, 8 months ago

Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case: Sunni Waqf Board Moves Allahabad HC Against Varanasi Court Order

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Tuesday moved an urgent petition before the Allahabad High Court in the Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case in which the trial court at Varanasi allowed an ASI study of the mosque on April 8. “We moved the Allahabad High Court today against the judgment of the lower court and filed a petition,” …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused
4 years ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused

Live Law  

Two Ayodhya residents on Friday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a special CBI court's ruling that acquitted all 32 accused including BJP veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi the 1992 demolition of Babri mosque. Ayodhya residents Haji Mahmood Ahmad, 74, and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad, 81, claimed in the petition that they were witnesses in the trial against …

Supreme Court rejects Babri Masjid case judge's request seeking security extension
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court rejects Babri Masjid case judge's request seeking security extension

India Today  

Supreme Court has rejected a request by the retired judge SK Yadav, who recently acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, of extending his security over the sensitive nature of the case he handled. Former special judge SK Yadav had recently pronounced the verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case and acquitted all 32 accused, including BJP …

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict
4 years, 3 months ago

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict

Live Mint  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday expressed outrage over the judgment of a CBI court in Lucknow acquitting all the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case and demanded that the central investigating agency go for an appeal. Calling the judgement "obnoxious", he claimed it contradicted the Supreme Court's observations in its verdict on November 9 last year that …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court

News 18  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said that it will appeal against the special CBI court verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case in the high court. “We will appeal against the judgment in the High Court,” said the lawyer, who was also part of the Babri Masjid Action Committee. Prominent Sunni cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law …

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline

The Hindu  

The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site. - Feb 2011: CBI moves Supreme Court against high court order in the mosque …

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 3 months ago

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline

Firstpost  

The special CBI court observed that the people who demolished the mosque were “anti-national elements” and that the accused people were, in fact, trying to control the crowd Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 10 November, 2019, after the Supreme Court allowed the construction of a temple at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood in Ayodhya. …

Congress Says Govt Should Appeal Against Acquittal of those Charged With Babri Mosque Demolition Conspiracy
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress Says Govt Should Appeal Against Acquittal of those Charged With Babri Mosque Demolition Conspiracy

News 18  

After the special CBI court in Lucknow acquitted all the accused charged with conspiracy to demolish the Babri mosque, the Congress on Wednesday demanded that the government go in appeal against the acquittal. Addressing the media, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “The decision of the Special Court to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case …

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off violence
4 years, 3 months ago

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off violence

Associated Press  

LUCKNOW, India — An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 people accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving some 2,000 people dead. Joshi, who was a minister in a former BJP government, said “the truth has triumphed.’’ Advani said in a statement that the judgment “vindicated his …

'Sad day for Indian judiciary': Asaduddin Owaisi slams Babri Masjid demolition verdict, says those responsible 'politically rewarded'
4 years, 3 months ago

'Sad day for Indian judiciary': Asaduddin Owaisi slams Babri Masjid demolition verdict, says those responsible 'politically rewarded'

Firstpost  

Apart from the BJP, RSS and VHP, the Congress was at the root of the demolition, Owaisi said, adding that it was during the Congress’s rule that the idols were kept in the mosque, which was later demolished Calling the acquittal of the 32 accused on the Babri Masjid demolition a denial of justice and a “black day for Indian …

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off deadly violence
4 years, 3 months ago

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off deadly violence

LA Times  

An Indian court Wednesday acquitted 32 people who had been accused of crimes in the 1992 demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence in which 2,000 people were killed. Four senior leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, were among the defendants in the trial, which languished in India’s sluggish legal system for …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns

India Today  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court today acquitted all accused as it pronounced its much-awaited judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. TWISTS AND TURNS IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASES The Uttar Pradesh government set up a special court in Lucknow in consultation with the Allahabad High Court in September 1993 -- the state was still under the …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Special court to deliver verdict today; LK Advani, Uma Bharti among accused
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: Special court to deliver verdict today; LK Advani, Uma Bharti among accused

Firstpost  

A CBI judge had directed all 32 surviving accused to remain present in court for the judgment. However, it is not known whether Bharti and Kalyan Singh will attend as both are in separate hospitals after contracting coronavirus Lucknow: A special court in Lucknow will deliver the much-awaited judgment on Wednesday in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in which …

Babri Masjid Demolition: It Took 28 Years for the First Verdict, But Legal Battle Nowhere Close to the End
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition: It Took 28 Years for the First Verdict, But Legal Battle Nowhere Close to the End

News 18  

A trial court in Lucknow is all set to pronounce verdict in the 28-year-old Babri Masjid demolition case in which 32 surviving accused include BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti. However, taking note of an administrative lapse on part of the UP government, relating to notification of the trial court for crime no 198/92, that is …

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict on 30 Sep; accused LK Advani, MM Joshi, others to be present in court
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict on 30 Sep; accused LK Advani, MM Joshi, others to be present in court

Firstpost  

On 30 September, the special CBI court will rule whether or not the accused were involved in razing the mosque A special CBI court will pronounce its judgement in the over 27-year-old Babri Masji demolition case on 30 September. Judge SK Yadav who has been hearing the case has directed all the 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister and …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Hearing Done, Judgment Expected by September-end
4 years, 4 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Hearing Done, Judgment Expected by September-end

News 18  

The special judge hearing the Babri mosque demolition case will on Wednesday start writing the judgment, expected to be pronounced by the end of this month. The accused in the decades-old include case include former deputy prime minister LK Advani, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh and BJP leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar and Sakshi Maharaj. …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event
4 years, 4 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event

News 18  

Proclaimed offender Om Prakash Pandey surrendered before the special CBI court in Lucknow on Thursday in the Babri mosque demolition case. On Thursday, Pandey told the court that he had relinquished his home and was in Rishikesh, performing religious rituals to pray that the Ram temple be constructed at Ayodhya. Meanwhile, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh produced evidence …

'Hagia Sophia Great Example': Ahead of Grand Event, AIMPLB Says Babri Masjid Will Always be a Mosque
4 years, 5 months ago

'Hagia Sophia Great Example': Ahead of Grand Event, AIMPLB Says Babri Masjid Will Always be a Mosque

News 18  

Ahead of the 'bhumi pujan' for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Tuesday said that Babri Masjid was and would always be a mosque. Situations don't last forever.#ItsPolitics pic.twitter.com/nTOig7Mjx6— All India Muslim Personal Law Board August 4, 2020 Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Babri was a there and would remain …

After Initiation of Ram Mandir Construction, Will The Year Also See Justice in Babri Masjid Demolition Case?
4 years, 5 months ago

After Initiation of Ram Mandir Construction, Will The Year Also See Justice in Babri Masjid Demolition Case?

News 18  

On August 5, while all attention will be on Ayodhya with the first bricks for the construction of the Ram temple to be laid, 130 km away in Lucknow, a special CBI court will continue hearing the Babri Masjid demolition case. 28 YEARS OF DEMOLITION CASE—THE HISTORY After 28 years of often-derailed investigations and trial, the matter has finally reached …

Modi Govt Can’t Shut Babri Demolition Case Even As Mandir Firms Up
4 years, 5 months ago

Modi Govt Can’t Shut Babri Demolition Case Even As Mandir Firms Up

The Quint  

However, it cannot be overlooked that the apex court’s judgement was based on “possessory title” having little to do with what transpired on 6 December 1992 in Ayodhya. In fact, it is necessary to remind all, the two leaders most importantly, what the five judges, who waded through the legal minefield after several preceding worthies skirted past it during their …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Supreme Court fixes August 31 as new deadline for judgement
4 years, 8 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Supreme Court fixes August 31 as new deadline for judgement

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed a CBI court trying senior BJP leaders for the Babri Masjid demolition to deliver the judgment by August 31, 2020. However, given the original time frame and the extended time frame, the effort must now be to complete the proceedings and deliver judgment latest by August 31, 2020.” Extended deadline The Bench said Mr. …

Ayodhya Verdict: Hindu Mahasabha Files Review Against Direction To Allot 5 Acres For Mosque [Read Petition]
5 years, 1 month ago

Ayodhya Verdict: Hindu Mahasabha Files Review Against Direction To Allot 5 Acres For Mosque [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Monday filed a review petition against the direction in the November 9 verdict in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case for allotting 5 acres of land to UP Sunni Waqf Board for construction of a mosque as a "compensatory measure".According to the Hindu body, the structure at the site cannot be termed a 'mosque', as there …

JuH files review plea on Ayodhya
5 years, 1 month ago

JuH files review plea on Ayodhya

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking the reconsideration of its November 9 verdict giving ownership of the disputed site at Ayodhya for the construction of Lord Rama’s temple, saying it not only amounted to condoning the illegal acts of Hindu parties but it also awarded them. Though the top court in its verdict had …

Ayodhya verdict: Supreme Court would have done well to revisit Gujarat HC's 'rebuild mosques' order post-2002 violence
5 years, 1 month ago

Ayodhya verdict: Supreme Court would have done well to revisit Gujarat HC's 'rebuild mosques' order post-2002 violence

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court describes the demolition of the Babri Masjid as an “egregious violation of the rule of law”. The Babri Masjid was demolished despite the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s assurance to the Supreme Court that he would protect it. Had the Supreme Court ordered the state to rebuild the masjid, it wouldn’t have been the first time that …

Ayodhya verdict | Several positives for the Muslim plaintiffs
5 years, 1 month ago

Ayodhya verdict | Several positives for the Muslim plaintiffs

The Hindu  

The judgment in the hotly contested property dispute of Ayodhya has finally been delivered by a five-judge Supreme Court Bench. Though the apex court accepted that a wrong had been done when the Babri Masjid was desecrated in 1949 through installation of idols and also held that the demolition of the mosque in 1992 was illegal, in the final order, …

Ayodhya verdict: Understanding the Supreme Court judgment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: Understanding the Supreme Court judgment

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. Paving the way for the Ram temple, the SC directed that the possession of the disputed 2.77-acre …

Ayodhya verdict | Supreme Court agrees Muslims were wronged but allows Ram temple
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict | Supreme Court agrees Muslims were wronged but allows Ram temple

The Hindu  

The Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court on Saturday agrees with almost every argument made by the Muslims in support of their title over the Babri Masjid land. Instead, the court orders the government to provide them with an alternative five-acre plot as a “restitution” for losing the mosque. The court held that the damage suffered by the mosque in …

Ayodhya verdict | CPI (M) calls for expediting case on Babri Masjid demolition
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict | CPI (M) calls for expediting case on Babri Masjid demolition

The Hindu  

The CPI on Saturday demanded that the cases pertaining to the Babri Masjid demolition be expedited and those responsible punished, hours after the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the Ayodhya dispute. Party general secretary Sitaram Yechury said, “The judgment states that the demolition of the Babri Masjid was illegal. The cases pertaining to the demolition should be expedited and …

Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday permitted the construction of a temple at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood, and asked the government to allot a “prominent and suitable” five-acre plot for Muslims to construct a mosque in Ayodhya. Related content The Bench also directed that the Sunni Central Waqf Board should be given a …

Babri Mosque Demolition An Egregious Violation Of The Rule Of Law, Wrong Committed Must Be Remedied: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Babri Mosque Demolition An Egregious Violation Of The Rule Of Law, Wrong Committed Must Be Remedied: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that the damage to the Babri mosque in 1934, its desecration in 1949 leading to the ouster of the Muslims and the eventual destruction on 6th December 1992 constituted a serious violation of the rule of law.In its unanimous judgment, the bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde, Justice DY …

Highlights of the Ayodhya verdict
5 years, 2 months ago

Highlights of the Ayodhya verdict

The Hindu  

Here are the top highlights from the judgment in the cross-appeals filed by the Hindu and Muslim sides challenging the three-way partition of the disputed 2.77 acres of Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land. Temple on disputed site; Alternative land for mosque The Supreme Court granted the entire disputed land in Ayodhya for temple construction. ‘Mosque wasn’t abandoned’ The court upheld the belief …

Ayodhya Verdict: SC hands entire disputed structure to Hindus but holds Babri demolition was illegal; key highlights from judgment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya Verdict: SC hands entire disputed structure to Hindus but holds Babri demolition was illegal; key highlights from judgment

Firstpost  

In summation, while on one hand the Supreme Court unequivocally awarded the entire disputed structure to Hindus, it also termed the desecration of the Babri Masjid in 1991 a crime The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment in the Ayodhya case, which is the oldest land title dispute in India, on Saturday. In summation, while on one hand …

Breaking: Ayodhya Verdict- Key Observations In SC Judgment [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Breaking: Ayodhya Verdict- Key Observations In SC Judgment [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Five judge bench of the Supreme Court has pronounced the judgment in Ayodhya case today.The court has held that the entire disputed land of 2.77 acres in Ayodhya must be handed over for the construction of Ram Mandir. Reliefs granted in Suit filed by Deity The suit filed by the deity Bhagwan Shri Ram Virajman through a next friend …

Ayodhya verdict: The ASI findings Supreme Court spoke about in its judgment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: The ASI findings Supreme Court spoke about in its judgment

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Saturday pronounced its verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit, clearing the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the 2.77-acre disputed site in Ayodhya. Ayodhya verdict LIVE updates: Ram Mandir at disputed site, mosque on separate five-acre land In its judgment, the Supreme Court referred to an Archaeological Survey of India report …

Ayodhya Ram Mandir case judgment: Supreme Court rules in favour of Ram Lalla | 10 Highlights
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya Ram Mandir case judgment: Supreme Court rules in favour of Ram Lalla | 10 Highlights

India Today  

The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment in the Ayodhya land dispute case that will have far-reaching effects. The five-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi read out a uninanimous judgment and ruled in favour of the Ram Janmabhoomi and said there will be Ram Mandir at the disputed site and Muslims will be given an alternate …

Ayodhya verdict: Who got what in landmark Supreme Court judgment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: Who got what in landmark Supreme Court judgment

India Today  

The Supreme Court has finally delivered its much-awaited verdict in the landmark Ayodhya Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land title dispute and ruled in favour of the Hindu side with regards to the ownership of the disputed piece of land. In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed land in Ayodhya between the Nirmohi Akhara, the deity Ram Lalla and …

Ayodhya verdict in Supreme Court: How CJI-led bench arrived at historic judgment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict in Supreme Court: How CJI-led bench arrived at historic judgment

India Today  

The Supreme Court today set aside the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict partitioning the disputed land in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi among three parties as the five-judge constitutional bench delivered a unanimous judgment eight years after appeals were filed. Reading the judgment of the Supreme Court, the following pointers explain the reasons that led the judges - Chief Justice Ranjan …

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

Timeline: Babri mosque-Ram temple case

Al Jazeera  

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 …

Indian court rules in favor of Hindu temple in land dispute with Muslims
5 years, 2 months ago

Indian court rules in favor of Hindu temple in land dispute with Muslims

LA Times  

A Hindu pilgrim touches an image of the deities Rama, Sita and Lakshman in Ayodhya, India, on Saturday. India’s Supreme Court on Saturday ruled in favor of Hindus in a land dispute with Muslims in Uttar Pradesh state. India’s Supreme Court on Saturday ruled in favor of a Hindu temple in a dispute over religious ground in the country’s north …

Ayodhya dispute: Supreme Court to hear petition seeking live streaming of proceedings on 16 September
5 years, 3 months ago

Ayodhya dispute: Supreme Court to hear petition seeking live streaming of proceedings on 16 September

Firstpost  

The Allahabad High Court in its 2010 verdict had ordered equal division of 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on 16 September a petition seeking live-streaming of the proceedings in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. The petition, filed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh …

Supreme Court asks judge to deliver Babri verdict in nine months
5 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court asks judge to deliver Babri verdict in nine months

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the special judge hearing the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving Bharatiya Janata Party veterans L.K. In 2017, the Supreme Court had appointed special judge Surendra Kumar Yadav to conduct day-to-day trials in the case and conclude it within two years, after coming down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation for dragging the …

Supreme Court says mosque located in the Allahabad Court complex not to be removed now, orders to maintain status quo
6 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court says mosque located in the Allahabad Court complex not to be removed now, orders to maintain status quo

Op India  

The Supreme Court has ordered to maintain status quo in the case relating to the removal of a mosque situated in the Allahabad High Court complex. The Wakf Board had moved to the Apex Court challenging November 8, 2017, Allahabad High Court order directing the removal of the mosque from the court premises. Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi, speaking on behalf …

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