The Indian Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that the disputed Babri Mosque land should be given to the Hindus, while ordering the Muslims be allotted an alternate land as a replacement for the destroyed Babri Mosque.<\/p>\n
The court noted that the demolition of Babri Mosque in 1992 was a violation of law. The land for the mosque will be acquired by the government.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the hearing, Indian Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi announced that the verdict was unanimous.<\/p>\n
“Muslims should not be deprived of a structure; will get alternative site for masjid”, the Indian Supreme Court said.<\/p>\n
The order directed the Indian government that it should within three months formulate a scheme envisaging setting up of trust. It added that the possession of inner and outer courtyards will be handed over to the trust.<\/p>\n
The Indian top court issued the order while reading out its verdict on the ownership of a centuries-old religious site claimed by both majority Hindus and Muslims.<\/p>\n
The trust will provide for construction of the temple on the disputed land.<\/p>\n
It also ordered that a suitable plot of land measuring five acres to be handed over to Sunni Waqf Board either by the Indian government or the state government.<\/p>\n
The court further gave liberty to Sunni Wakf Board to construct a mosque on the allotted land.<\/p>\n
While reading out the verdict, Justice Gogoi said the decision was taken on the basis of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).<\/p>\n
Quoting the ASI report, the Bench said, “The underlying structure in the disputed site was not of Islamic origin, however the report does not support whether the temple was demolished.”<\/p>\n
The court in its verdict also said the mosque was not built on a vacant land, as claimed by the Muslim petitioners.<\/p>\n
However, the top Indian court ruled that the destruction of mosque was against the rule of law.<\/p>\n
“This court must accept faith and accept belief of worshippers,” India’s Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s was quoted as saying. “Court should preserve balance.”<\/p>\n
The court decision is likely to have a significant impact on fraught relations between India\u2019s Hindus and Muslims, who constitute 14% of its 1.3 billion people.<\/p>\n
Muslims said they prayed at the medieval era Babri Mosque for centuries until idol of Ram deity was surreptitiously placed inside the mosque in 1949.<\/p>\n
while, Hindus believe that the mosque was built under Mughal ruler Babur after destroying a Hindu temple. They believe that the site of the mosque is the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram.<\/p>\n
The destruction of the mosque in 1992 sparked massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left 2,000 people dead.<\/p>\n
After the demolition of the mosque, Hindus and Muslims took the issue to a lower court, which in 2010 ruled that the disputed land should be divided into three parts \u2014 two for Hindus and one for Muslims.<\/p>\n
That was challenged in the Supreme Court by the two communities represented by Hindu Maha Sabha, the Sunni Waqf Board, and the Nirmohi Akhara.<\/p>\n
Modi had promised to build the temple in 2014 elections that brought him to power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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