Click to play videoLucknow: The verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute will be announced at 3:30 pm on September 24 by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The Lucknow bench will deliver the judgement on the Ram Janambhoomi title suit and decide who owns the 2.77 acres of disputed land on which Babri Masjid stood.
While hearing the case on Wednesday the three-member bench comprising of Justice SU Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Justice DV Sharma asked all the concerned parties to be present before the court on September 24. Babri Masjid Action Committee lawyer Zafaryab Jeelani said that the court gave the directions that the verdict on title suit would be delivered on September 24.
Security forces have been put on high alert in Ayodhya and major cities of Uttar Pradesh. All leaves of security personnel have been cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh government.
Thirteen companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 22 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been maintaining vigil across potential flash points in Ayodhya and Faizabad. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the twin cities.
People in Ayodhya and Faizabad are worried as the verdict day approaches. They have been stocking up on rations and many schools and colleges have been shut for the past 15 days. Their campuses are now serving as temporary paramilitary camps.
Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992. The demolition was followed by riots in many cities across India.
Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute timeline:
In 1528 the Babri Masjid was built. Hindus claim the Masjid was built after demolishing a temple. In 1859, the British erected fences to separate Hindu and Muslim areas of worship.
After Independence, in 1949, Hindus and Muslims file title suits claiming the land. The Government took over the disputed site. On December 6, 1992 the Babri Masjid was razed by kar sevaks. Over 2,000 people were killed in post-demolition riots.
In 1994 the Supreme Court ordered status quo on all cases till the title suit was settled.
In April 2002, the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench started hearing the title suit case.
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