Today marks the first anniversary of the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute..A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had on this day a year ago, ruled in favour of the Hindu parties and awarded the disputed site to child deity, Ram Lalla. It had also directed the government to award a different site measuring five acres to the Muslim parties for the construction of a mosque..The Bench, which also comprised Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer, had ruled that Muslims had failed to prove uninterrupted possession of the disputed site and on the basis of balance of probabilities, ruled in favour of the Hindu parties. The Court had also acknowledged that the act of razing down the Babri Masjid was illegal..Ayodhya Judgment: Why the Supreme Court gave title of the disputed site to Hindus?.The on-ground developments following the judgment were swift. A temple trust was set up as envisaged by the judgment, and a Bhumi Pujan was also held at the disputed site..Below is a timeline of what has happened since the Apex Court's verdict last year..November-December 2019: At least 18 review petitions filed in Supreme Court challenging the top court’s November 9 verdict..December 12, 2019: Court dismisses all the review petitions, concluding that there are no grounds justifying a review of its judgment. The review petitions were heard in chambers. Since Justice Gogoi had retired by then, the Bench that dismissed the review pleas was headed by new CJI SA Bobde. Justice Sanjiv Khanna replaced Justice Gogoi on the Bench.Curative petitions against the judgment are still pending before the Court..February 5, 2020: A trust known as Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set up pursuant to the directions contained in the Supreme Court judgment for overseeing the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya. The registered office of the Trust is set up at the Delhi residence of former Attorney General for India K Parasaran, who had represented the Hindu parties in the case before the Apex Court..July 20, 2020: Supreme Court dismisses a public interest litigation that sought preservation of artefacts present at the site in Ayodhya and also imposes costs of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for filing a frivolous petition..July 24, 2020: Allahabad High Court dismisses a PIL by Mumbai-based activist Saket Gokhale against the conduct of 'Bhoomi Pujan', the ceremony for laying the foundation stone for the proposed Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. The Court brushed aside concerns regarding violation of COVID-19 protocol at the event, for which around 300 persons were invited..August 5, 2020: Bhoomi Pujan held at the site, thus, marking the commencement of the construction of the new temple at Ayodhya. The ceremony is performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi..August 14, 2020: A petition is filed before Supreme Court seeking a direction to nominate members of the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments who belong to the Sunni Muslim community to the Trust that will oversee the construction of a Mosque on the land allotted at Ayodhya..Ayodhya: PIL in Supreme Court seeks appointment of government-nominated members as part of Trust to oversee construction of Mosque
Today marks the first anniversary of the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute..A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had on this day a year ago, ruled in favour of the Hindu parties and awarded the disputed site to child deity, Ram Lalla. It had also directed the government to award a different site measuring five acres to the Muslim parties for the construction of a mosque..The Bench, which also comprised Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer, had ruled that Muslims had failed to prove uninterrupted possession of the disputed site and on the basis of balance of probabilities, ruled in favour of the Hindu parties. The Court had also acknowledged that the act of razing down the Babri Masjid was illegal..Ayodhya Judgment: Why the Supreme Court gave title of the disputed site to Hindus?.The on-ground developments following the judgment were swift. A temple trust was set up as envisaged by the judgment, and a Bhumi Pujan was also held at the disputed site..Below is a timeline of what has happened since the Apex Court's verdict last year..November-December 2019: At least 18 review petitions filed in Supreme Court challenging the top court’s November 9 verdict..December 12, 2019: Court dismisses all the review petitions, concluding that there are no grounds justifying a review of its judgment. The review petitions were heard in chambers. Since Justice Gogoi had retired by then, the Bench that dismissed the review pleas was headed by new CJI SA Bobde. Justice Sanjiv Khanna replaced Justice Gogoi on the Bench.Curative petitions against the judgment are still pending before the Court..February 5, 2020: A trust known as Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set up pursuant to the directions contained in the Supreme Court judgment for overseeing the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya. The registered office of the Trust is set up at the Delhi residence of former Attorney General for India K Parasaran, who had represented the Hindu parties in the case before the Apex Court..July 20, 2020: Supreme Court dismisses a public interest litigation that sought preservation of artefacts present at the site in Ayodhya and also imposes costs of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for filing a frivolous petition..July 24, 2020: Allahabad High Court dismisses a PIL by Mumbai-based activist Saket Gokhale against the conduct of 'Bhoomi Pujan', the ceremony for laying the foundation stone for the proposed Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. The Court brushed aside concerns regarding violation of COVID-19 protocol at the event, for which around 300 persons were invited..August 5, 2020: Bhoomi Pujan held at the site, thus, marking the commencement of the construction of the new temple at Ayodhya. The ceremony is performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi..August 14, 2020: A petition is filed before Supreme Court seeking a direction to nominate members of the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments who belong to the Sunni Muslim community to the Trust that will oversee the construction of a Mosque on the land allotted at Ayodhya..Ayodhya: PIL in Supreme Court seeks appointment of government-nominated members as part of Trust to oversee construction of Mosque
