A chronology of the Ayodhya dispute
The HinduA Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will on November 9 deliver its 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 among Ram Lalla, Nirmohi Akhara and the Sunni Waqf Board in September 2010. Here is a chronology of the Ayodhya dispute: 1528: First Mughal Emperor Babar is believed to have constructed Babri Masjid 1885: Mahant Raghbir Das moves Faizabad court seeking permission to construct a temple in the vicinity of the Babri Masjid. December 22-23, 1949: Idols of Lord Ram is mysteriously found inside the mosque 1950: Gopal Visharad and Ramachandra Das moves Faizabad court for permission to worship the idols 1959: Nirmohi Akhara files plea seeking possession of the disputed land. January 2019: A Constitution Bench of five judges led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi resumes hearing the title appeals but suggests mediation first.