All you need to know about Ayodhya Dispute Abhishek Tripathi Legal Article Sat, Nov 09, 2019, at ,01:37 PM The Supreme Court notified on Friday that the verdict on the Ayodhya Ram Janmbhoomi and Babari Masjid Dispute will be announced at 10:30 AM on Saturday i.e. 09/11/2019. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is expected to deliver the momentous ruling before he retires on November 17. Meanwhile, the situation in Ayodhya, the ground zero of the controversy, remains poised on a knife's edge. Prohibitory order has been extended to December 28, "victory celebrations" and "mourning processions" have been banned, all kinds of restrictions have become the order of the day. Section 144 has been applied in Uttar Pradesh. Internet services have been suspended in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. What was Ayodhya verdict of 2010? Background of the case: As per the Hindu beliefs, the part of the land in dispute is the birthplace of Lord Ram and before 1528 a temple existed in the same place. But in 1528 the temple was demolished and Babari Masjid was built. Again on 6 December 1992, the masjid was demolished by the Kar Sevaks. Following the order of Allahabad HC, The Archaeological Survey of India submitted a report in 2003 which stated that there was a massive structure found below the demolished masjid. It was also found that huge pillars were found which resembled pillars of a masjid. Litigation on the matter: In 1822, an official of the Faizabad court claimed that the mosques stood on the site of a temple. The court dismissed the suit. In Dec 1949, some Hindu activists placed idols of Lord Ram inside the disputed structure, leading to communal tension. The mosque was seized by authorities. Court orders restrained people from removing the idols, and the structure's use as a mosque effectively ceased from that point. In the years that followed, Hindu and Muslim groups filed separate claims over the site and the structure. In 1986, a Faizabad district judge ordered the gates of the Babri Masjid to be opened after 37 years, in favor of Hindu parties, and allowed worship. The Rajiv Gandhi government allowed shilanyas at the site. The VHP laid the foundation of a Ram temple on land next to the Babri Masjid. In 1990-91, LK Advani began his 'rath yatra' for a Ram temple, and Kar Sevaks arrived in Ayodhya leading to clashes. On Dec 6, 1992, the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid structure was demolished. In Sep 2010, the Allahabad HC in a 2:1 majority ruled a three-way division of disputed area between Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. All parties approached SC and got it stayed. In Sep-Oct 2019, the SC heard the appeals for 40 days and reserved judgment. Order will be pronounced before CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires on November 17. The Judgement by the Supreme Court is to be delivered on 09/11/2019 at 10:30 AM. The five judges bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde, Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Abdul Nazeer. https://intolegalworld.com/e-magazine/demo-magazine.aspx?mth=oct19