SC to Centre: Hand over disputed site to build temple; separate land for mosque

Supreme Court ordered the Centre government to formulate a scheme for setting up of a Trust and hand over the disputed site to it for construction of Ram Temple at the site.  

A suitable alternative plot of land measuring 5 acres at Ayodhya will be given to Sunni Wakf Board.

The Court Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi reads out all pointers:

- Hindus to get land subject to conditions
- Central government to frame a scheme
- A trust will be formed
- An inner courtyard will be handed over to the trust
- A suitable plot of land measuring 5 acres shall be given to Sunni Waqf Board
- Centre must set a trust with a board of trustees within 3 months

Supreme Court has ordered alternate land for the Muslim parties.

Plot measuring 5-acres will be given to the UP Sunni waqf board.

"There is no evidence that Muslims abandoned mosque. Hindus always believed birthplace of Lord Ram was in inner courtyard of mosque. Clearly established that Muslims offered prayer inside inner courtyard and Hindus offered prayers in outer courtyard," says Supreme Court 

Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed the Single Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Shia Waqf Board challenging the order of 1946 Faizabad Court.

"We have dismissed the Single Leave Petition filed by Shia Waqf Board challenging the order of 1946 Faizabad Court," Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said.

While reading out the verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case, the Chief Justice said, "Babri mosque was built by Mir Baqi. It is inappropriate for the Court to get into area of theology."

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court is pronouncing its historic verdict on a batch of a petition against the 2010 Allahabad High Court order in the sensitive Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.