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Babri Masjid demolition: A timeline of events

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September 30, 2020

The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site.

A timeline:

- 1528: Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur.

- 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district court seeking permission to build a canopy outside the disputed structure. Court rejects the plea.

- 1949: Idols of Ram Lalla placed under central dome outside the disputed structure.

- 1950: Gopal Simla Visharad files suit in Faizabad district court for right to worship the idols of Ram Lalla.

- Paramahansa Ramachandra Das files suit for continuation of worship and keeping the idols.

- 1959: Nirmohi Akhara files suit seeking possession of the site.

- 1961: UP Sunni Central Waqf Board files suit for possession of the site.

- Feb 1986: Local court orders the government to open the site to Hindu worshippers.

- Aug 1989: Allahabad HC orders status quo in respect of the disputed structure.

- Dec 6, 1992: Babri Masjid demolished.

- Dec 1992: Two FIRs filed in the case. One against unknown kar sevaks for demolition of the mosque. The other names BJP leaders L K Advani, M M Joshi and others for allegedly giving communal speeches before the demolition.

- Oct 1993: CBI files composite charge sheet accusing Advani and others of conspiracy.

- May 2001: Special CBI court drops proceedings against Advani, Joshi, Uma Bharti, Bal Thackeray and others.

- Nov 2004: CBI challenges before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court the dropping of proceedings against BJP leaders on technical grounds. Court issues notices.

- May 2010: High court dismisses plea. Says no merit in CBI's revision petition.

- Sep 2010: In a 2:1 majority, HC rules three-way division of disputed area between Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

- May 2011: SC stays HC verdict on Ayodhya land dispute.

- Feb 2011: CBI moves Supreme Court against high court order in the mosque demolition case.

- Mar 2017: SC indicates it may consider reviving conspiracy charge against the BJP leaders in Babri Masjid demolition case.

- SC suggests fresh attempts to resolve Ayodhya dispute.

- Apr: SC favours time-bound completion of trial in the case and reserves order on CBI's plea.

- SC restores criminal conspiracy charge against leaders including Advani, Joshi and Uma Bharti and clubs the trials in the matters pending against VIPs and kar sevaks.

- Nov 2019: SC grants entire disputed land in Ayodhya to deity Ram Lalla, directs govt to allot an alternative five-acre plot to Muslims to build mosque.

- Aug 2020: PM Narendra Modi conducts 'bhoomi pujan' in Ayodhya, launches construction of Ram temple.

- Supreme Court extends by a month the deadline for completion of trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Sep 30: Special Judge S K Yadav delivers judgment in the mosque demolition case, all accused acquitted.

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Srihari
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Thursday, 8 Oct 2020

What about before 1528,
where is the illustration,
what about the demolition that took place by Babur....& his followers...

you cheat paid media u act so cheap...

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The remarks came amid the regime’s October 2023-present war of genocide on the coastal sliver that has so far claimed the lives of nearly 44,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

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