Ayodhya dispute:

The Ayodhya dispute is a political, historical, and socio-religious debate in India, centred on a plot of
land in the city of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The issues revolve around the control of a site traditionally
regarded among Hindus to be the birthplace of their deity Rama,Many Hindus believe the Babri Masjid
was actually constructed on the ruins of a Hindu temple that was demolished by Muslim invaders in the
16th Century.Muslims say they offered prayers at the mosque until December 1949 when some Hindus
placed an idol of Ram in the mosque and began to worship the idols

Dispute centres around who should control the land (2.77 acres)upon which lie the ruins of the 16th-
century Babri Mosque.This particular case had three main contending parties - two Hindu groups and
the Muslim Waqf Board, which is responsible for the maintenance of Islamic properties in India.

The Supreme Court of India on 9 Nov -2019 ruled in favour of a Hindu group in a long-running legal
battle over a centuries-old religious site also claimed by Muslims, in a judgement that paves the way for
the construction of a Hindu temple at the site.The top court also directed that an alternate land parcel
be provided to a Muslim group.

Following is a timeline of the events that have shaped the case:

1528

The mosque in Ayodhya, in what is now Uttar Pradesh, was built by Mughal emperor Babur, according to
documents produced by Muslim groups in court.

1949

Muslim groups accuse government officials of conniving with Hindu monks to place an idol of an infant
Lord Ram in the grounds of the mosque.

1950

A first suit is filed in a court near Ayodhya, seeking permission to worship the idol of Lord Ram.
1986

A court orders locks to be opened at the disputed site and that Hindus be allowed to pray there.

1992

Thousands of Hindu activists, led by politicians of the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tear
down the mosque.

1992-93

Hindu-Muslim riots erupt across northern and western India. Rights group estimate more than 2,000
people were killed.

2010

A three-judge bench of the Allahabad high court in Uttar Pradesh ruled that the site of the mosque
should be divided into three parts between the three main parties in the case.

2011

The Supreme Court stays the high court’s order.

2019
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India begins day-to-day hearings to resolve the case. On
November 9, court rules in favour of Hindus. The ruling paves the way for the construction of a Hindu
temple on the site in the northern town of Ayodhya, a proposal long supported by Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party.But unfortunately it coincides the day of inauguration of
Kartarpur by Imran khan 9,Nov 2019 .It actually was an attempt to divert attention of media which was
praising pak for sach a positive initiative

Supreme Court has rejected all 18 review petitions against Ayodhya verdict