Hyderabad: As the Supreme Court on Wednesday is all set to deliver its verdict in the decades-old politically sensitive Ayodhya title dispute, here is a look at the chronology of events in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.
A brief timeline of events
Chronology of events:
- 1885: The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute reaches court for the first time as Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district court seeking permission to build a canopy outside the structure.
- December 23, 1949: Dispute escalates after idols are placed under the central dome.
- January 16, 1950: Gopal Singh Visharad files suit in Faizabad district court for rights to worship Ram Lalla.
- December 05, 1950: Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra Das files suit for continuation of worship.
- December 17, 1959: Nirmohi Akhara files suit seeking possession of the disputed site.
- December 18, 1961: Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board files suit claiming ownership of the site.
- July 01, 1989: Fifth suit filed in the name of Bhagwan Ram Lalla Virajman.
- April 2002: Three High Court Judges begin hearing on determining ownership of the site.
- September 30, 2010: In a historic judgment, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court rules three-way division of disputed land between Ram Lalla, Sunni Waqf Board, and Nirmohi Akhara.
- May 09, 2011: Supreme Court stays the Allahabad High Court verdict.
- March 21, 2017: Supreme Court suggests out-of-court settlement among parties.
- December 05, 2017: Supreme Court decides to hear civil appeals on February 08, 2018.
- February 08, 2018: Supreme Court tells parties to treat the Ayodhya dispute only as a land dispute case.
- May 09, 2019: 3-member mediation panel submits report in Supreme Court.
- October 16, 2019: 5-judge Supreme Court bench reserves order.
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