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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Court Case and Verdict

The Road To Ram Lalla - Tracing the legal battle to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi — The Road To Ram Lalla – Tracing the legal battle to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi

On the 9th of November 2019, in a historic judgement ending a dispute spanning centuries, the Supreme Court of India handed over the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid land to the Hindu parties, making way for Hindu devotees to have a grand Ram Mandir at the birthplace of Lord Ram.

This tag collates reports where OpIndia tracked the court case and the legal battle to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi.

Law

‘Methodology perfunctory, at the best, only an opinion,’ SC junks report by ‘Eminent Historians’ on Ram Janmabhoomi

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2019

Rajeev Dhavan, arguing for the Sunni Waqf Board, presented the report in the Court as material in favour of Babri Masjid in the ongoing day-to-day hearings in the Ayodhya Dispute.

News Reports

“A worshipper’s unflinching belief in the Ram Janmabhumi can’t be questioned”, Supreme Court tells Muslim party lawyer during Ayodhya hearing

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2019

Why can't Ram’s birthplace have rights like a juristic person, SC asks Muslim parties in Ayodhya case

Law

How was the disputed structure a mosque under Quranic law if a Hindu deity was always worshipped within it, asks SC

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2019

CJI Ranjan Gogoi asked senior Advocate Dhavan on whether he accepts that if the Hindus carried out prayers in the outer courtyard in the 'chabutra', it would mean there would be a deity.

Opinions

Bharat, Dharma and the law: Colonial enslavement of the ‘modern’ Indian minds

J Sai Deepak - 15 August, 2019

The typical 'modern' Indian mind still seeks validation on benchmarks set by the erstwhile colonial master, which it has internalized so deep within its consciousness that it has come to accept them as not just the normal but also the ideal.

News Reports

Ayodhya case day 5: SC asks for exact spot of Ram’s birth, Ram Lalla lawyer says it is below the Babri Masjid dome

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2019

The CJI clarifies that the counsels can take as much time as they want to put forth their submissions

News Reports

Ayodhya hearing day 1: “keep the dignity of the court” CJI tells advocate of Muslim party as hearing witnesses heated exchanges

OpIndia Staff - 6 August, 2019

Nirmohi Akhara presented its arguments on the first day of daily hearing of Ayodhya case in Supreme Court

Culture and History

News Reports

Did Narendra Modi say he will overturn court’s verdict if not in favour of Ram Temple? Pretty much!

Nupur J Sharma - 1 January, 2019

While answering a question on construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a statement that essentially assures the construction.

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