Ayodhya Case

Babri Masjid Case Timeline: The Long Road To Justice

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Nearly three decades after the Babri Masjid -- a 16th century mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya -- was demolished in an event that changed the country's political and social landscape, a special CBI court in Lucknow will deliver judgement on 32 accused, including BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

Babri Verdict Being Read Out, LK Advani, MM Joshi Join Via Video Link

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 30, 2020

The verdict in the 28-year-old case involving the demolition of Babri Masjid, which stood at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, will be pronounced today by a special court in Lucknow. The 1992 demolition -- preceded by a series of rath yatras by the BJP's LK Advani -- had cost around 3,000 lives and changed the country's political landscape. The ...

Ayodhya Dispute Most Fiercely-Contested Case In India's History: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 30, 2020

The Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya was the "most fiercely-contested cases in India's legal history" in which every point was "hotly" debated and "passionately" argued by the lawyers, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who headed the bench that delivered the historic verdict, has said.

Arrange For Video Conferencing To Record Statements Of Babri Accused: CBI Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 21, 2020

A Special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case on Saturday directed the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to make arrangements for video conferencing to record statements of nine accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani.

"No Graveyard In Ram Janmabhoomi": Ayodhya Official On Lawyer's Claim

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 18, 2020

There isno graveyard within the 67 acre of land whereRam temple is to be built, the district administration of Ayodha said on Tuesday.

Request For Babri Mosque Debris Likely In Court As Temple Plan Rolls Out

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 7, 2020

The Babri Masjid Action Committee plans to go to the Supreme Court to claim the debris of the razed Babri mosque in Ayodhya and take it away before work starts on a Ram temple.

Supreme Court To Hear Review Petitions Of Its Ayodhya Verdict Today

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday December 12, 2019

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Thursday a total of 18 petitions seeking a review of its November 9 verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case

Social Workers File Reconsideration Pleas In Top Court Over Ayodhya Case

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 10, 2019

A group of 40 social workers in the national capital on Monday challenged the November 9 Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya title dispute case, filing reconsideration petitions in the matter.

More Review Petitions In Ayodhya Case Verdict: Muslim Board Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 6, 2019

Six more litigants are set to file review petitions against the Supreme court verdict in the Ayodhya case, an AIMPLB office-bearer said on Thursday.

Ayodhya Case Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan Says "Sacked" For "Nonsense" Reason

India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 3, 2019

Senior lawyer Rajeev Dhavan, who appeared for Muslim petitioners in the landmark Ayodhya temple-mosque case, posted on Facebook today that he had been sacked unceremoniously by the group Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind over reasons he described as "total nonsense". The Jamiat had yesterday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review its verdict last mo...

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Slams Muslim Board On Ayodhya, Says Matter Closed

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 1, 2019

Hitting out at the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind for their decision to seek a review of the Ayodhya verdict, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said they are trying to create an "atmosphere of division and confrontation" after the matter was laid to rest by the Supreme Court.

Ram Temple Will Bring Peace, Foster Brotherhood: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who was part of the apex court-appointed mediation panel in the Ayodhya dispute case, on Friday expressed confidence that the proposed Ram temple will bring peace in the country and establish brotherhood between communities.

Review Petition In Ayodhya Case Will Harm Hindu-Muslim Unity: Minority Panel Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 24, 2019

Filing a review petition challenging the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict will not be in the interest of Muslims and will "harm" Hindu-Muslim unity, National Commission for Minorities chairperson Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi said on Sunday.

Muslim League Discusses Ayodhya Verdict, NRC Issue With Sonia Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2019

A delegation of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leaders met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday and discussed various issues including the recent Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya title dispute and NRC controversy in Assam.

Justice SA Bobde Takes Oath As 47th Chief Justice Of India

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday November 18, 2019

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn-in as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi today.Justice SA Bobde, who succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi, was administered oath by President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.