New Delhi: In a landmark judgement which will go down in history, the Supreme Court on Saturday granted the ownership of the 2.77 acres of disputed site in Ayodhya to the Hindus, paving the way for the construction of a Ram Temple, and ruled that the Muslims will get five acres of land at an alternative site. Here are the key points of the verdict.
Highlights of the Verdict:
- SC: Law must stand apart over politics, religion and beliefs.
- Unanimous judgment on Ayodhya by five judges of the Supreme Court
- SC says there should be alternate land given to Muslims to build a mosque.
- Sunni Wakf Board to be granted Five acres land in “suitable, prominent place in Ayodhya”
- Centre to frame a scheme to constitute a trust within three months and hand over the inner and outer court of the site to the trust.
- Ram Lalla to get the entire 2.77 acre disputed land in Ayodhya.
- Hindus continued to worship uninterrupted in outer courtyard despite putting up brick wall at site.
- The Supreme Court has said that there is no evidence of ownership between 13 to 16th centuries.
- Muslims unable to prove they were in exclusive possession of inner courtyard.
- Nirmohi Akhara should be granted representation in trust to be constituted by Govt.
- SC holds that Nirmohi Akhara is not the shebait. Also says Ram Janmabhoomi is not a juristic person.
- Nirmohi Akhara suit barred by limitation and dismissed. Sunni Wakf Board within limitation. Ramlalla Virajman suit is within the limitation period.
- ASI report concludes that Babri Masjid was not constructed on vacant land.
- There was underlying structure and it was not Islamic in nature. Artifacts recovered have a distinct non-Islamic nature.
- There was a 12th-century structure at the disputed site:SC
- Faith is a matter of individual believer…No evidence has come on record to discount the belief of Hindus in the place.
- SC accepts the HC view that idols were placed inside the central dome of Babri Masjid on Dec 22-23, 1949 night.
- The existence of Sita Rasoi, Ram Chabutra and Bhandar Grih are the testimony of the religious fact of the place.
- Title cannot be established on ground of faith, belief; they are kind of indicator for deciding dispute.