Ayodhya Verdict: SC hands entire disputed structure to Hindus but holds Babri demolition was illegal; key highlights from judgment
5 years, 4 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 the Supreme Court unequivocally awarded the entire disputed structure to Hindus, it also termed the desecration of the Babri Masjid in 1991 a crime. Supreme Court also dismissed plea of Nirmohi Akhara seeking control of entire disputed land. The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal of the Shia Waqf Board in the politically sensitive case and held that the land belongs to the government as per revenue records.

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Mosque Surveys and the Memories of Babri Masjid Demolition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mosque Surveys and the Memories of Babri Masjid Demolition

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 30, 2025 18:09 IST - 6 MINS READ On November 24, 2024, five young men—Noman, Naeem, Ayaan, Kaif, and Bilal—lost their lives in police firing in Sambhal town, Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Babri Masjid demolition, which awarded the contested site to the Hindu plaintiffs in November 2019, has opened the floodgates to many …

SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict
3 months, 1 week ago

SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a nationwide directive restraining all courts from entertaining fresh suits or passing orders to survey mosques to determine whether temple structures lie beneath them. The directive came from a special bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, which clarified that trial courts cannot “overreach” the Supreme Court while it adjudicates on challenges …

Great Travesty Of Justice That Secularism Wasn't Given Its Due By Supreme Court In Babri Masjid Dispute: Justice RF Nariman
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

The Supreme Court's Contentious Jurisprudence Under CJI DY Chandrachud
4 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court's Contentious Jurisprudence Under CJI DY Chandrachud

The Quint  

Effectively, the court ruled that the President of India can abrogate Article 370 even after the dissolution of the “Constituent Assembly” of J&K State - something that formed the bedrock of the special constitutional arrangement between J&K and the Indian Dominion, and recognised under Article 370. Holding that J&K did not retain any internal sovereignty after accession, the majority opinion …

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable

Op India  

The Allahabad High Court on 1st August ruled that the 18 lawsuits submitted by the Hindus in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute were maintainable, dealing a severe blow to the hope of the Muslim side. “Today Allahabad High Court has rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid and held that all these 18 …

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Arfa Khanum claims SC ordered BJP govt to build the mosque on the 5 acres of land in Ayodhya, cites SC judgement to propagate the lie
1 year, 1 month ago

Arfa Khanum claims SC ordered BJP govt to build the mosque on the 5 acres of land in Ayodhya, cites SC judgement to propagate the lie

Op India  

The grand Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya has ruffled the feathers of the Islamist-left liberal cabal and the one person who appears to be shaken the most is The Wire’s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani. In yet another attempt to make the Modi-led government appear intolerable and prejudiced towards Muslims in the country, Arfa Khanum Sherwani went on …

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque
1 year, 1 month ago

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque

The Independent  

The scaffolding on the vast Hindu temple being built in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya can be seen from a distance. open image in gallery The temple sits on the site where the Babri Masjid – then India’s biggest mosque – was torn down by a Hindu mob in 1992 “We were sitting inside our home when the kar …

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: UP CM Yogi lights 'Ram Jyoti' after ‘pran pratishtha’
1 year, 1 month ago

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: UP CM Yogi lights 'Ram Jyoti' after ‘pran pratishtha’

Hindustan Times  

Jan 22, 2024 5:51 AM IST The Ram Mandir dispute is a long-standing and complex issue in Indian history that revolves around the construction of a temple dedicated to Lord Ram at the site in Ayodhya. Here's a brief look back at the key events: Babri Masjid Construction : The Babri Masjid, believed to have been built by the Mughal …

Imam from Mecca to lay foundation stone for new Ayodhya mosque: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Imam from Mecca to lay foundation stone for new Ayodhya mosque: Report

Live Mint  

The Imam-e-Haram from Mecca will reportedly lay the foundation stone for the mosque proposed to be built in Dhannipur in the Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. "The foundation stones of the Mohammed Bin Abdullah Masjid will be laid by Imam-e-Haram or the Imam who leads namaz at the holy mosque in the precincts that also house the Kaaba in Mecca," …

Ayodhya Development Authority gives all land clearances for ‘Masjid-e-Ayodhya’
2 years ago

Ayodhya Development Authority gives all land clearances for ‘Masjid-e-Ayodhya’

The Hindu  

The Ayodhya Development Authority on March 3 has given final sanction for the construction of the proposed mosque by order of the Supreme Court, which allotted the Babri mosque land to Hindus to build the Ram temple. The Hindu on February 26 had published that over three years after the Supreme Court ruled on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Declare Ayodhya Ram Mandir Land As 'Buddha Vihar'
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Declare Ayodhya Ram Mandir Land As 'Buddha Vihar'

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking to declare the land in Ayodhya where Ram Mandir is being built, as 'Ayodhya Buddha Vihar'. The petition came three years after a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court had given its verdict in the Ayodhya dispute. The petitioner …

DC Edit | Relief without sufficient cause
2 years, 6 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 …

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition
2 years, 6 months ago

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition

Firstpost  

Closing all the proceedings arising out of 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, the apex court said that with the passage of time, the cases have become infructuous New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed all the cases and proceedings arising out of 2002 Godhra communal riots in Gujarat and the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992. SC closes …

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event
3 years, 4 months ago

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said things took a predictable course after Supreme Court's verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi and like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid. The former finance minister made these comments at the launch event of Salman Khurshid's book Sunrise over Ayodhya, which is on the Ayodhya verdict. P Chidambaram at the launch event of …

Pakistan condemns ‘demolition of mosque’ in Haryana, but their protest is as misplaced as the country’s priorities, here is why
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan condemns ‘demolition of mosque’ in Haryana, but their protest is as misplaced as the country’s priorities, here is why

Op India  

A demolition drive has been going on in Haryana to clear up forest land under Aravali. As per reports, there were over 10,000 unauthorized residential constructions including slums and several religious structures illegally erected into the ecologically fragile Aravali forest land near Lakarpur Khori village in Haryana by the encroachers. Pakistan condemned the “unjust demolition” of the mosque that was …

Construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya caught in satellite images
3 years, 8 months ago

Construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya caught in satellite images

India Today  

Construction at the site of Ayodhya’s proposed Ram Temple is in full swing and the changes are now visible in satellite imagery. According to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the body overseeing construction of the temple, it has been advised by the experts to put additional concrete layers in the foundation. “After discussions with experts regarding the foundation of …

Shahi Idgah mosque and Gyanwapi mosque: next targets of RSS
3 years, 9 months ago

Shahi Idgah mosque and Gyanwapi mosque: next targets of RSS

The Hindu  

In his essay on Frederick the Great, Thomas Babington Macaulay wrote: “Is it not perfectly clear that, if antiquated claims are to be set up against recent treaties and long possession, the world can never be at peace for a day? The section for “political leaders”' read “Shri Rama and Shri Krishna Janamsthans, Kashi Vishwanath Mandir and all other historic …

A disturbing order: The Hindu Editorial on a Varanasi court ordering an ASI survey in Gyanvapi mosque
3 years, 11 months ago

A disturbing order: The Hindu Editorial on a Varanasi court ordering an ASI survey in Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu  

The order of a civil court in Varanasi that the Archaeological Survey of India should conduct a survey to ascertain whether the Gyanvapi mosque was built over a demolished Hindu temple is an unconscionable intervention that will open the floodgates for another protracted religious dispute. The plaintiffs, who have filed a suit as representatives of Hindu faith to reclaim the …

SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act
4 years ago

SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Friday to a plea filed before it challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. A bench of Chief Justice SA …

Ayodhya mosque construction starts
4 years, 1 month ago

Ayodhya mosque construction starts

The Hindu  

The formal construction of the Dhannipur Mosque Project was launched on Republic Day with the unfurling of the Tricolour, singing of the National Anthem and planting of saplings of various trees like tamarind, mango, neem and guava at the five-acre plot in Dhannipur village here. Existence of old shrine IICF secretary Athar Hussain said the ‘green inauguration’ was chosen due …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused
4 years, 2 months 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 …

Foundation stone for mosque in Ayodhya’s Dannipur village to be laid on R-Day
4 years, 3 months ago

Foundation stone for mosque in Ayodhya’s Dannipur village to be laid on R-Day

The Hindu  

The blueprint of the mosque to replace the Babri Masjid will be unveiled this Saturday and its foundation laid on Republic Day on the five-acre land allotted for it here, members of the Trust formed for its construction said. “The Trust chose January 26, 2021 for laying the foundation stone of the Ayodhya mosque as on this day our Constitution …

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary
4 years, 3 months ago

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary

News 18  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday urged people to remember and teach the next generation to remember the injustice done with the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. “Remember & teach the next generation to remember: For 400+ years our Babri Masjid stood in Ayodhya. The MIM had appealed to Muslims to observe a shutdown to register …

Islamists trend ‘#BabriYaadRahegi’ on 28th anniversary of ‘Babri Masjid' demolition
4 years, 3 months ago

Islamists trend ‘#BabriYaadRahegi’ on 28th anniversary of ‘Babri Masjid' demolition

Op India  

Today is the 28th anniversary of Babri Demolition. #PosterRelease Babri Will 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 One Day pic.twitter.com/vmNJvDpQMH — Popular Front of India December 4, 2020 Several other radical Islamists have shared similar hateful tweets on the social media platform. #BabriYaadRahegi#BabriMasjidAwaitsJustice pic.twitter.com/irI4pm7ydX — Seraj Ahmad December 6, 2020 While some called it a shame for Democratic country and said they would tell their …

Supreme Court refuses to extend security of judge who gave Babri demolition case verdict
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to extend security of judge who gave Babri demolition case verdict

Op India  

The apex Court today refused to extend the security of former special judge SK Yadav who had pronounced the verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The court was considering the former judge’s request for personal security in view of the sensitive nature of the Babri demolition case. SC refuses to extend security of ex-judge who pronounced Babri Masjid case …

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

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition
4 years, 5 months ago

Being witness to the Babri Masjid demolition

The Hindu  

In the FIR carefully written out in Hindi at Thana Ramjanambhoomi, Ayodhya on December 11, 1992, I mentioned two U-matic tapes, one camera battery, one Hanimex still camera and a still film roll. The State government gave a sworn assurance to the apex court that no harm would be allowed to fall on the 16th century mosque, the epicentre of …

Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'

News 18  

Former law minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court was a "travesty of justice", and claimed that the verdict reflects "insensitiveness" on the part of the judiciary. All the 32 accused, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, in the Babri masjid …

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case
4 years, 5 months ago

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case

India Today  

On September 30, a special CBI court in Uttar Pradesh announced a historic judgement on Babri Masjid demolition of December 6, 1992. He wrote, "Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the charges of single handedly drawing a bloody line across the soul of this country. Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the …

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan
4 years, 5 months ago

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 was a "meticulously planned" act and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti had "categorically" taken responsibility for it, Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan has said, according to a report in the Indian Express. The Government of India had set up the Liberhan Commission in 1992 to investigate the Babri Masjid demolition. From …

Accept Babri ruling in interest of peace, hope Mathura, Kashi mosques won't be disturbed, say Ayodhya's Muslims
4 years, 5 months ago

Accept Babri ruling in interest of peace, hope Mathura, Kashi mosques won't be disturbed, say Ayodhya's Muslims

Firstpost  

Some, however, hoped that the CBI would appeal the CBI court ruling to “complete due process”. Others hoped this would bring closure to the entire Ayodhya episode The Muslim community in Ayodhya on Wednesday appeared to accept the CBI court verdict in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case in “interest of peace” in society, hoping that Mathura and Kashi …

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict
4 years, 5 months ago

Justice in ruins: The Hindu Editorial on Babri Masjid demolition case verdict

The Hindu  

The ruins of the Babri Masjid were cleared in record time by the hordes of vandals mobilised for demolishing it. Even when the Supreme Court handed over the empty site to those who wanted the mosque brought down to build a Ram temple, its recognition of the demolition as an “egregious violation of the rule of law” gave rise to …

Muslims in Ayodhya Accept CBI Court Ruling in Babri Masjid Demolition Case in Interest of Peace
4 years, 5 months ago

Muslims in Ayodhya Accept CBI Court Ruling in Babri Masjid Demolition Case in Interest of Peace

News 18  

The Muslim community in Ayodhya on Wednesday appeared to accept the CBI court verdict in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case in “interest of peace” in society, hoping that Mathura and Kashi issues will not be raked up after it. Some of them, however, hoped that the CBI will go in appeal against the CBI court ruling to “complete …

Babri Demolition Case : Anti-Socials Climbed On The Dome; They Can't Be Called Ram-Bhakts, Says Court [Read Judgment]
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Demolition Case : Anti-Socials Climbed On The Dome; They Can't Be Called Ram-Bhakts, Says Court [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

A Special CBI Court at Lucknow on Wednesday acquitted all 32 persons accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992. To this, the Court said that when the documentary evidence produced by the prosecution itself is not reliable, how can the charge of criminal conspiracy against the accused persons be …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict

The Hindu  

The BJP and other organisations of the Sangh Parivar welcomed the acquittal of the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday, with senior leader and one of the main accused in the case, L.K. Advani, stating that it vindicated “personal and BJP’s belief and commitment towards the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.” …

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict
4 years, 5 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 …

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani
4 years, 5 months ago

Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani

Firstpost  

The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram Mandir at the very spot where it stood You see a massive crime unfolding before you. The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court
4 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict | Congress, Left say it runs counter to Supreme Court order

The Hindu  

The acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including BJP veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, by a special court in Lucknow on Wednesday ran counter to the Supreme Court judgment holding the demolition illegal as well as the spirit of the Constitution, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a statement. The special court’s …

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 5 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. …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: 'Verdict Vindicates My Personal Belief,'Says Advani; Congress Asks Govt To Challenge Acquittal
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: 'Verdict Vindicates My Personal Belief,'Says Advani; Congress Asks Govt To Challenge Acquittal

ABP News  

: As the special CBI court acquitted 32 accused in the 28-year-old Babri Masjid demotion case in its landmark judgment, BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani, who spearheaded the Ayodhya movement and was one of the accused, hailed the verdict. The Babri mosque demolition case of December 6, 1992, had top BJP leaders like former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. The court …

32 acquitted in razing of India mosque that set off violence
4 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Babri Masjid demolition | Key conclusions by Liberhan Commission
4 years, 5 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition | Key conclusions by Liberhan Commission

The Hindu  

The Justice Liberhan Commission, which probed the sequence of events that led to the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, submitted its report to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on June 30, 2009, 16 years later. The recipient organisations were mostly the Ram Janam Bhoomi Nyas, Bharat Kalyan Pratishtan, Yishwa Hindu Parishad, Ram Janambhoomi Nyas Paduka …

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