Ayodhya Judgment delivered -- Disputed land split into 3 parts
16:52: What the verdict says
The Allahabad High Court accepts the land under the central dome is Ram Janmasthan. The disputed Ayodhya land to be distributed into three parts. One part to Waqf Board, one to Ram Lalla and one to Nirmohi Akhara. Land goes 1/3 to Muslims and 1/3 to Hindus. Title suit of Sunni Wakf board and Nirmohi Akhara rejected Status quo for next three months
16:45: Babri Masjid Committee will move SC
The Babri Masjid committed said it was disappointed with the verdict and would move the Supreme Court. Meanwhile K N Bhatt lawyer of Ram Lalla said there was no time limit for passing a final decree. The Allahabad HC has decreed that status quo will be maintained at the disputed site for the next three months.
16:31: Ram idols existed on site: Allahabad HC
Lawyer K N Bhatt, who represented the party on behalf of 'Ram Lalla' decrees the title suit in favour of Hindus. The Allahabad High Court ruled today that the Ayodhya land is to be divided into three parts -- one part goes to the Nirmohi Akhara, one to the Babri Committee and the other to the Ram Janmasthan (the central dome). The title suit of the Sunni Waqf board has been rejected. The HC also ruled that idols of Ram existed in the site.
16:24: Disputed land split into 3 parts
The Allahabad High Court rules by majority that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts to be distributed among the Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the party for 'Ram Lalla', say lawyers.
16:22: HC dismisses Waqf Board title suit
Delivering their verdict that all of India has remained glued to, the three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court, comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma, today declared that the title suit filed by the Sunni Waqf Board has been dismissed. Two of the three judges - Justices Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma - concurred in the judgment, while Justice S U Khan differed with the majority view. The judgment runs into 8000 pages. Further details are awaited. Meanwhile, the status quo will continue on the land for three more months.
16:16: Judgment delivered in the Ayodhya suit
The three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court, comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma have delivered the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit. The judgment runs into 8000 pages. Further details are awaited.
16:05: BJP core group to meet Advani post verdict
The BJP core group will meet at senior leader L K Advani's residence this evening following the Ayodhya title suit judgement, immediately after the arrival of party President Nitin Gadkari from Mumbai. The meeting will be attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her counterpart in Upper House Arun Jaitely among others and is expected to chalk out the future course of action on the issue after the court verdict. Advani had asked partymen to refrain from commenting on the issue till the verdict was out.
15:50: Hectic meetings in New Delhi post verdict
A series of meetings have been slotted post the delivery of the Ayodhya title suit verdict expected at around 4 pm. To begin with, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a Cabinet committee on Security meeting at 5 pm. Senior BJP leader LK Advani will chair a meeting at 6.30 pm at his house, while Mohan Bhagwat RSS Chief will meet his party at 6.30 pm at Jhandewalan. At the North Block, Union Home Secretary GK Pillai will meet with senior IAS officers.
15:41: One Ayodhya verdict, 28 issues answered
The first suit in the matter was filed on January 19, 1885. It sought to gain the right over the chabootra (raised platform) for the plaintiff, Raghubar Das. The plantiff, who described himself as the Janmasthan mahant, sought permission to erect a temple on the chabootra, which was then popularly accepted as the birthplace of Lord Ram. All your questions answered...
15:37: ‘Judgment will reflect rule of law in India’
Zafaryab Jilani, Mushtaq Ahmad Siddiqi and Syed Irfan Ahmad, advocates who represent the parties seeking the construction of a mosque in the Ayodhya title suit, have appealed to the people to accept the judgment by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court as the vindication of the rule of law. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
15:33: RSS top leadership to meet for victory celebration
The RSS's top leadership will meet post-verdict at 6 pm under idealogue Mohan Bhagwat, to issue a statement that is likely to say that the judgment is a celebration of India and the nation has won.
15:30: Cabinet Committee on Security to meet post verdict
A Cabinet Committee on Security is likely to meet in the evening to consider the Allahabad High Court judgement in the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
15:27: Proceedings begin in Ayodhya title suit case
Justice S U Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice D V Sharma start the proceedings to pronounce the judgement in the Ayodhya title suit. The litigants have reached Court No. 21 of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. Barricades have been erected about 100 metres from the court room and no one other than those connected with the case are being allowed anywhere near the court room.
15:26: Rivals turn peaceniks before verdict
As the countdown begins for the Ayodhya title suit verdict, Mohammad Habib of a nondescript village in Jaunpur district is reciting the Ramayan while locals in a village in Maharajganj district have decided to build a temple and mazaar on a small piece of land to send out a message of social harmony. Is there peace ahead?
15:24: Why Ayodhya verdict makes people nervous
Sheela Bhatt explains why the judgment in the title suit in the Ayodhya case -- despite a delay of over half a century -- still comes at the wrong time for the Centre and several state governments. Read more.
15:23: Has Ayodhya moved on?
In the primarily northern pilgrim town of Ayodhya, VN Arora is a teacher in the only college. This is the town where the Babri masjid was torn down, a move that triggered off nationwide riots nearly 20 years ago. But Arora does not teach the scriptures or Hindu mythology for that matter. Instead, he lectures students on defence and strategic studies at Saket College, which has over 18,000 students on its rolls. Read the story of a town in transition. Soutik Biswas reports for bbc.co.uk
15:21: Peace will prevail after verdict, say locals
Jabi Mohammad, who had witnessed mob frenzy post demolition of the mosque in 1992, feels there will be no breach of peace after the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute today as the situation has changed over the years and people want to live in harmony. "I am not at all afraid or worried. It is my city and everything is fine here," says Mohammad, a resident of Dorahi Kuan locality, which is in close to the disputed site here.
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