Allahabad HC Pronounces Judgment on Ram Janmabhumi in Ayodhya

Pronouncing judgment in Ram Janmabhumi Babri Mosque dispute of centuries, three judge special full bench comprising of Justice S.U.Khan, Justice S.Agarwal and Justice D.V.Sharma of Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court gave a historical judgment upholding the findings of the Archeological Survey of India. The salient features of the judgment are—

1. Whether the disputed site is the birth place of Bhagwan Ram?

The disputed site is the birth place of Lord Ram. Place of birth is a juristic person and is a deity. It is personified as the spirit of divine worshipped as birth place of Lord Ram as a child

2. Whether the disputed building was a mosque? When was it built? By whom?

The disputed building was constructed by Babar, the year is not certain but it was built against the tenets of Islam. Thus, it cannot have the character of a mosque.

3. Whether the mosque was built after demolishing a Hindu Temple?

The disputed structure was constructed on the site of old structure after demolition of the same. The Archaeological Survey of India has proved that the structure was a massive Hindu religious structure

4. Whether the idols were placed in the building on the night of December 22/23rd, 1949?

The idols were placed in the middle dome of the disputed structure in the intervening night of 22/23.12.1949

The judges divided the disputed land into three equal parts and allotted the first part to the existing idol of Ram Lala, a second part to Nirmohi Akhara and the last and outer part to Sunni Wakf Board, a Muslim Religious body.

The court also allowed 3 months to warring parties to move Supreme Court and ordered status quo on the disputed land and structure meanwhile.

Apprehending a communal unrest following the judgment, the various state governments as well as Central Government made elaborate security arrangements. But as the judgment caused mixed response and even a section of Muslims welcomed the judgment, no communal tension was felt across the religious divide and the governments heaved a sigh of relief. The Hindu religious bodies like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the R.S.S. welcomed the judgment. However Sunni Wakf Board was dissatisfied with the judgment and decided to move Supreme Court.