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SUMMARY OF THE AYODHYA VERDICT The five-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously pronounced it's verdict on 9 November 2019.The judgement can be summarised as follows: The Court ordered the Government of India    to create a trust to build a temple and a Board of Trustees within three months. The disputed land will be owned by the Government of India and subsequently transferred to the Trust after it's formation. The Court ordered the entire disputed land area of 2.77 acres to be allocated for the construction of a temple while an alternative piece of land area of 5 acres be allocated to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque within Ayodhya. The Court ruled that the 2010 Allahabad High Court’s division of the disputed land was incorrect. The Court ruled that the Demolition of the Babri Majid and the 1949 desecration of the Babri Masjid was in violation of law. The Court observed that archaeological evidence from the Archaeological Survey ...

From the idol of Ram Lalla being found inside the mosque in December 1949 followed by the filing of the first couple of pleas in the matter to the eventual demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, the Ayodhya dispute has long been a part of political discourse in the country, especially over the last three decades. TIMELINE OF EVENTS   1528-29 Babri Majid Constructed in Ayodhya by Mughal Emperor Babur’s commander Mir Baqi. 1885 Mahant Raghubir Das files a plea in the Faizabad district court, seeking to build a temple on land next to the mosque. Court rejects plea. December, 1949 Idol of Ram Lalla found inside the mosque. Hindus call it divine appearance; start offering prayers. Others say that it was smuggled in there. 1950 Suits filed in Faizabad Court by Gopal Singh Visharad and Paramahansa Ramachandra Das,seeking permission to worship the idols of Ram Lalla. 1959 Nirmohi Akhara files plea seeking possession of the disputed lan...