Ayodhya Verdict

Attorney General denies consent for contempt proceedings against Swara Bhasker

The petitioner had claimed that Swara's comments on the Ayodhya verdict were “derogatory and scandalous” and questioned the integrity of the Supreme Court of India. But Attorney General KK Venugopal has quashed her plea saying the speech was not an attack on the institution, but her opinion on a single judgment.

Ram Temple construction: PM Modi announces formation of trust based on SC verdict

PM Modi announced that the trust will be called the ‘Sri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra’ and will be responsible for the temple’s construction in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh government identifies 5 plots in Ayodhya for mosque: Report

The details of the plots have been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for clearance

Lok Sabha polls, Article 370, CAA protests and new alliances: Here's how 2019 unfolded, politically

2019 was a year of some major political decisions, unexpected and unusual alliances, political crises and significant Supreme Court judgements -- take a look at the events that defined 2019 in politics

Important Supreme Court judgments of 2019 | Sabarimala review, Ayodhya verdict, Essar Steel and more

The Supreme Court of India pronounced some landmark judgements in 2019. Many of these verdicts were delivered towards the end of then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi’s tenure. Here’s a quick recap.

Supreme Court dismisses all pleas seeking review of Ayodhya verdict

The 18 petitions were being considered by a bench headed by CJI SA Bobde and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, SA Nazeer and Sanjeev Khanna

Ayodhya Verdict: 40 prominent people of different faiths file joint review plea

The plea claims that the case it is not merely a title dispute, but a "contestation about the core of India's constitutional morality, and the principles of equal citizenship, secularism, justice, rule of law and fraternity"

Four pleas filed in SC seeking review of Ayodhya verdict

A 5-judge bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, in a unanimous verdict on November 9 decreed the entire 2.77 acre disputed land in favour of deity 'Ram Lalla' and also directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque in Ayodhya.

Legal Matters | Re-viewing the Ayodhya verdict

While considering the review petitions, the court must bear both pragmatism, prudence and constitutional foresight in mind.

Sacked from Ayodhya case, says Muslim parties' lawyer Rajeev Dhavan

Rajeev Dhavan wrote on Facebook that he is no longer involved in either the review plea or the case

Ayodhya Verdict: Petition seeking review of judgement filed in Supreme Court

In the plea, Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, legal heir of original litigant M Siddiq, said it must be noted that the review petitioner is not challenging the entire judgement

99% Muslims want review of SC judgment on Ayodhya dispute: AIMPLB

The AIMPLB, which was not a party to the law suit, has previously said a review petition will be filed by December 9.

Sunni Central Waqf Board to not file review plea against SC verdict on Ayodhya dispute

The important meeting of the board, attended by seven of the eight members, decided not to file a review petition against the apex court's decision

Centre hopes to balance VHP, Nirmohi Akhara's demands for Ram Mandir construction: Report

An official said the trust is likely to have government representatives along with religious leaders from RNB and the Akhara

Ayodhya verdict: AIMPLB, Jamiat to seek review, Sunni Waqf Board not in favour

However, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, which has been awarded the alternative five-acre land for mosque by the apex court, as well as Iqbal Ansari, also a main litigant, distanced themselves from the Board's decision and said they would not file a review petition.

AIMPLB should accept SC verdict on Ayodhya, it will strengthen harmony: Shahnawaz Hussain

Hussain described the verdict as a "unifier" and said it should be welcomed by all communities.

Ayodhya Verdict: AIMPLB to file review petition

In a unanimous verdict last week, the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya verdict in our favour as BJP is in power: Gujarat MP Mansukh Vasava

Vasava, however, later claimed he was only pointing to how the BJP government (at the Centre) was able to maintain law and order after the SC verdict was delivered on November 9.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi ensures name in history with Ayodhya verdict ahead of demitting office on Nov 17

A five-judge bench headed by him on November 9 brought the curtains down on the Ayodhya land dispute, which dates back to even before the Supreme Court came into existence in 1950.

Ayodhya priest detained for few hours for comments against Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief

After his release, Paramhans Das said, "I will be leaving Ayodhya for some time and will be in Banaras for a few days."

Legal Matters | Sabarimala temple entry is now a larger issue

Entry of women into places of worship will now be addressed from a broader perspective and will not be seen from the prism of customs surrounding one particular temple. However, there will be no stay on the SC order allowing women of menstrual age entering the Sabarimala temple.

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