New Delhi: Three days after the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit dispute, one of the key litigants in the Ayodhya issue, Nirmohi Akhara's Mahant Gyan Das and Mohammad Hashim Ansari met in Ayodhya on Sunday. The first sign of a possible compromise on the Ayodhya issue. Ansari says it is better to solve the issue with talks. Ansari has proposed Out-Of-Court settlement between both...
03:05 PM, Oct 03, 2010
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Sept 30th, 2010: Sitting inside the newsroom of a TV channel, watching the drama of India's biggest and longest legal battle unfolds, I watched with ...
04:46 PM, Oct 02, 2010
Lucknow: It's been the most talked about judgement in recent times. Two days after the judgement was read out in the Ayodhya case, Justice S C Aggarwal, one of the two judges who delivered the mjaority judgement, has spoken on camera for the first time. He said he was under no pressure and refused to be drawn into any controversy over the content of the judgement. The judgement involved dividing ...
11:21 AM, Oct 02, 2010
Lucknow: It's been the most talked about judgement in recent times. Two days after the judgement was read out in the Ayodhya case, Justice S C Aggarwal, one of the two judges who delivered the majority judgement, has spoken on camera for the first time. He said he was under no pressure and refused to be drawn into any controversy over the content of the judgement. The judgement involved dividing...
11:13 AM, Oct 02, 2010
New Delhi: A day after the Ayodhya verdict was delivered by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad Hight Court, the Centre has decided to adopt a "wait and watch" approach in the dispute. The government, while being cautious in its reaction to the verdict, has decided not to intervene in the matter saying "the government has not been made a party in the dispute". The government will wait for either...
03:46 PM, Oct 01, 2010
New Delhi: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday decided by majority that the land under the central dome of the demolished Babri Masjid is the Ram Janmasthan. While delivering its verdict in the contentious 60-year-old Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit case the three-judge special bench comprising of Justice Sibghat Ullah Khan, Justice Sudhir Agrawal and Justice Dharam Veer Sharma ruled that the 2.77 acres of land...
08:29 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Lucknow: Mohammed Hashim Ansari, 90, the oldest litigant in the Ayodhya land dispute Thursday welcomed the High Court verdict and said a final decision on it will be taken by the Sunni Wakf Board. "I welcome the court decision. I appeal to all Muslims in the country not to get upset over the decision as our fight has now become tough," said Ansari. 'Verdict opens up 'chance for reconciliation' The...
06:32 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Brief summary Subject matter of the decided cases OOS No. 1 of 1989 Shri Gopal Singh Visharad Vs. Zahur Ahmad and 8 others, OOS No. 3 of 1989 Nirmohi Aakhada etc. Vs. Baboo Priya Dutt Ram and others, OOS No. 4 of 1989 Sunni central Board of Waqfs U.P. Lucknow and others Vs. Gopal Singh Visharad and others and O.O.S.No. 5 of 1989 Bhagwan Sri Ram Virajman at Ayodhya and...
06:28 PM, Sep 30, 2010
(Relevant paragraphs containing result/directions issued) 4566. In the light of the above and considering overall findings of this Court on various issues, following directions and/or declaration, are given which in our view would meet the ends of justice: (i) It is declared that the area covered by the central dome of the three domed structure, i.e., the disputed structure being the deity of Bhagwan Ram Janamsthan and place of birth...
06:28 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Gist of the findings 1. The disputed structure was constructed as mosque by or under orders of Babar. 2. It is not proved by direct evidence that premises in dispute including constructed portion belonged to Babar or the person who constructed the mosque or under whose orders it was constructed. 3. No temple was demolished for constructing the mosque. 4. Mosque was constructed over the ruins of temples, which were...
06:23 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Lucknow: In its much-awaited verdict of the Ayodhya title suit the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has given the verdict by which the land will be divided in three parts between Ram Lalla, Sunni Wakf board and the Nirmohi Akhara. KN Bhatt, lawyer for Ram Lalla said that the suit is barred by limitation. Both Justice Agarwal and Justice Khan agreed. They said that the Sunni Wakf Board...
06:03 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Lucknow: The three-judge special Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court ruled by majority that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts and be distributed among the Sunni Wafk Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the party for 'Ram Lalla'. The High Court ruled that the land on which the idol of Lord Rama was installed belonged to the Hindus and part of the land under the central dome of...
04:18 PM, Sep 30, 2010
Lucknow: The three-judge Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court started the proceedings to pronounce the judgement in the Ayodhya title suit at 3:30 PM on Thursday. The litigants reached Court No. 21 of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court after which Justice SU Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice DV Sharma started the proceedings. The title suit will decide who owns the 60 x 40 feet area on...
04:00 PM, Sep 30, 2010
As the entire nation gears up for the Ayodhya title suit verdict, how are the people of the town reacting to the hype surrounding this verdict? ...
02:16 PM, Sep 30, 2010
New Delhi: As Uttar Pradesh turns into a fortress ahead of the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit verdict, at 3.30pm on Thursday, the nation's eyes will be fixed on Justices Sibghat Ullah Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and Dharam Veer Sharma as they pronounce the verdict on the decades-old Ayodhya row. Here is what are the questions before the judges: Whether the building has been constructed on the site of an alleged Hindu...
11:12 AM, Sep 30, 2010
Purtageri (Karnataka): As India waits for the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit verdict amid security concerns, a small village in north Karnataka shows the way to communal harmony. In Purtageri north Karnataka, Hindus are helping Muslims restore a mosque that was on the brink of collapse. It's a century-old mosque that's been crying for attention since last October. The roof of the mosque started leaking and a portion of it...
09:57 AM, Sep 30, 2010
New Delhi: A 60-year legal battle ends today (Thursday) as the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit in the Babri Masjid and Ram janambhoomi case. The verdict is one of the longest running and contentious cases of independent India As the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court prepares to adjudicate on one of the longest running and contentious cases...
08:20 AM, Sep 30, 2010
Lucknow: It's the night before the Lucknow bench delivers one of the most closely watched verdicts of the century -- the title suit in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi matter will be decided on Thursday afternoon. For security forces across the country, that means a high alert with arrangements in place already, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. One lakh ninety thousand troops on the streets of UP are gearing up for a...
07:43 PM, Sep 29, 2010
New Delhi: On the eve of the Ayodhya verdict, the Centre on Wednesday said that adequate measures had been taken to ensure that there was no trouble as it once again appealed for maintenance of peace for which it even invoked Mahatma Gandhi. Observing that India has "moved on" since 1992, Home Minister P Chidambaram said he does not "foresee any problems" as almost all political parties, religious groups and...
04:37 PM, Sep 29, 2010
New Delhi: In a new twist to the Ayodhya dispute on the eve of the verdict by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board Kamal Farooqui says a compromise is possible even after the verdict is out. "We may negotiate a compromise even after the Supreme Court order," said Farooqi. The Supreme Court had dismissed on Tuesday a petition...
08:29 AM, Sep 29, 2010
