Ayodhya case: Verdict on Sept 24

The announcement was made by the three-judge special bench comprising Justice SU Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice Dharam Veer Sharma on Wednesday.

The final hearings in the case had concluded on July 26. Security forces have been put on high alert in Ayodhya and major cities of Uttar Pradesh. All leaves of security personnel have been cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh government.

As many as 54 witnesses appeared before the court on behalf of the Hindus while the Muslims presented 33 witnesses over the past two decades.While Hindus claim the land to be the site of the birthplace of Lord Ram, Muslims have asserted their right over the same as the site of a 16th century mosque claimed to have been built by the first Mughal emperor Babur in the ancient town of Ayodhya.

  The court will be addressing three issues. One, whether there was a temple at the disputed site, prior to 1538. Two,whether the suit filed by the Babri committee in 1961 is barred by limitation. And third, whether Muslims perfected their title through adverse possession.The first title suit was filed in 1950 by one Gopal Singh Visharad, seeking an injunction for permitting 'pooja' (worship) of Lord Ram at the disputed site. The second suit was filed by Paramhans Tamchandra Das also in 1950 seeking the same injunction but this was later withdrawn.  The third suit was filed in 1959 by Nirmohi Akhara, seeking direction to hand over the charge of the disputed site from the receiver.

The fourth suit was filed in the 1961 by UP Sunni Central Board of Waqfs for declaration and possession of the site. The fifth suit was moved on July one, 1989 in the name of Bhagwan Shree Ram Lalla Virajman also for declaration and possession.

   With one of these suits having been withdrawn, four title suits remained pending in the Faizabad civil court and in 1989, on an application moved by then then Advocate General of UP, these suits were transferred to the High Court.   Both the Centre and the Mayawati Government have been worried over the political fallout and the possibility of communal tensions erupting in the wake of the court verdict. Deployment of additional paramilitary forces in UP as also in the communally sensitive areas in other parts of the country is being considered.
        The Congress core committee had met here last Friday to discuss a contingency plan and had taken stock of various scenarios that may follow the crucial judgement
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    Baig was standing outside when the Mohammed had gone inside the bakery to plant the device, he said."In January, Baig along with Mohammed Ahmed and Mohsin
Choudhary, another IM member, had held a meeting to at Baig's Internet cafe in Udgir in Latur district to select their targets and German bakery was chosen as it was frequented by foreigners," said Maria.

"On February 3, another meeting was held in Udgir.From February 7, they started making bombs which were brought to Pune a day before the blast. On February 13, Mohammed Ahmed took the bomb to the bakery around 4 pm and left within a couple of minutes," he said


Earlier on May 20, former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and 20 other Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Pavivar leaders got a reprieve with the Allahabad High Court rejecting a plea to revive criminal cases against them in the case. The Lucknow Bench of the court dismissed a plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to revive criminal cases against these accused. The High Court decision implies that trial in criminal cases related the demolition would now be held against 26 little-known Sangh Parivar workers.