Janmabhoomi Ram's / Supreme Court's decision - Build Ram temple through trust on disputed land

Janmabhoomi Ram's / Supreme Court's decision - Build Ram temple through trust on disputed land

• A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled, asking the Center to outline the trust in three months
• Land: The disputed land of 2.77 acres will remain with the central government, it will hand it over to the trust for the construction of the temple.
• Hindu side: Nirmohi arena claim for control over disputed land rejected, will get representation in trust
• Muslim side: Shia Waqf Board's claim on disputed structure rejected, Sunni Waqf Board will get 5 acres of alternative land for new mosque

India. A 5-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled on the Ayodhya case on Saturday. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi read the verdict for 45 minutes and said that a trust should be created for the construction of the temple and its plan should be prepared in 3 months. The court ordered the disputed land of 2.77 acres to be given to Ramlala Virajman and asked that the Muslim side be allotted 5 acres of alternative land for the construction of the mosque.

CJI Gogoi said that Hindu-Muslims consider the disputed place as the birthplace, but the ownership cannot be decided by faith. The bench said that the demolished structure is the birthplace of Lord Rama, this belief of Hindus is unquestioned.

Highlights of Supreme Court's decision

• The Chief Justice said - We are giving a unanimous verdict. This court should accept the faith of religion and devotees. The court must maintain balance.

• Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said - Mir Baqi built Babri Masjid. It would not be appropriate for the court to enter theology.

• The disputed land was marked as government land in the revenue records.

• Ram Janmabhoomi is not a judicial person, whereas Lord Rama can be a judicial person.

• The disputed structure was not a structure of Islamic origin. The Babri Masjid was not built on vacant land. The structure below the mosque was not an Islamic structure.

• The disputed structure was not a structure of Islamic origin. The Babri Masjid was not built on vacant land. The structure below the mosque was not an Islamic structure.

• The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has confirmed the fact that there was a temple under the demolished structure. Describing archaeological evidence as merely an opinion would be an insult to ASI. However, the ASI did not establish the fact that the temple was demolished and made a mosque.

• Hindus consider this place to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, even Muslims say the same about the disputed place. Books and ancient texts written by ancient travelers show that Ayodhya has been the birthplace of Lord Rama. Historical examples also indicate that Ayodhya has been the birthplace of Lord Rama in the faith of Hindus.

• The demolished structure is the birthplace of Lord Rama, this belief of Hindus is unquestioned. However, ownership cannot be established on the basis of religion, faith. These can be signs of deciding a dispute.

• It is found that Hindus used to worship at Ram Chabutara and Sita Rasoo even before the British era. Evidence recorded in the record suggests that the exterior of the disputed land was under the control of the Hindus.

• The Supreme Court rejected the special permission petition of the Shia Waqf Board challenging the 1946 Faizabad court order. The Shia Waqf Board's claim was over the disputed structure. This has been rejected.

• The Supreme Court rejected the Nirmohi Akhara claim. The Nirmohi Akhara sought the right to manage the birthplace.

Allahabad High Court had asked to divide the disputed land into 3 parts.

In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had said that the 2.77-acre area of Ayodhya should be divided equally into three parts. One part was given to the Sunni Waqf Board, the other to the Nirmohi Arena and the third to Ramlala Virajaman. 14 petitions were filed in the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict.

This decision will further strengthen India's peace, unity, and goodwill: Modi

Prior to the decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted - Whatever decision of Supreme Court will come on Ayodhya, it will not be a victory or defeat of anyone. My appeal to the countrymen is that it should be the priority of all of us that this decision should further strengthen the great tradition of peace, unity and goodwill of India.

देश की न्यायपालिका के मान-सम्मान को सर्वोपरि रखते हुए समाज के सभी पक्षों ने, सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक संगठनों ने, सभी पक्षकारों ने बीते दिनों सौहार्दपूर्ण और सकारात्मक वातावरण बनाने के लिए जो प्रयास किए, वे स्वागत योग्य हैं। कोर्ट के निर्णय के बाद भी हम सबको मिलकर सौहार्द बनाए रखना है।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2019