The
Apex Court has on Saturday delivered a landmark decision on long awaited
Ayodhya issues. It is believed that the judgment will have far-reaching
effects.
The
SC’s five Judge Bench, led by the chief justice, Ranjan Gogoi, read out a
unanimous judgment. Based on the available sources, resources and other facts,
Gogoi ruled in favor of the Ram Janmabhoomi.
“There
will be Ram Mandir at the disputed site and Muslims will be given an alternate
5 acre land for their mosque”, the CJ said.
While
reading out its judgment, the Supreme Court said that the UP Sunni Central Waqf
Board has failed to establish its case in Ayodhya dispute case and Hindus have
established their case that they were in possession of outer courtyard of the
disputed site.
The
Supreme Court heard the long-pending Ayodhya land dispute for a period of 40
days at a stretch and pronounced the historic verdict on Saturday as the nation
waited with bated breath. The Supreme Court has granted the entire 2.77 acre of
disputed land in Ayodhya to deity Ram Lalla and directed the Union as well as
the state governments to allot an alternative 5 acre land to the Muslims at a
prominent place to build a mosque. The Apex Court has asked the Union to
consider granting some kind of representation to Nirmohi Akhara, which was the
third party in the Ayodhya dispute, in setting up of trust.
The
SC has also dismissed the plea of Nirmohi Akhara, which was seeking control of
the entire disputed land. The Supreme Court has directed the Union government
to set up a trust in 3 months for the construction of the Ram mandir at the
disputed site where Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992. The Supreme Court said
the underlying structure below the disputed site at Ayodhya was not an Islamic
structure, but the ASI has not established whether a temple was demolished to
build a mosque. The court also said that the Hindus consider the disputed site
as the birthplace of Lord Ram while the Muslims also say the same about the
Babri Masjid site. The court also said that the faith of the Hindus that Lord
Ram was born at the disputed site where the Babri Masjid once stood cannot be
disputed. The Supreme Court also said that the 1992 demolition of the 16th
century Babri Masjid mosque was a violation of law.