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From Babri to Sambhal

The top court’s approach to place of worship cases may have emboldened right-wing groups to take the judicial route to open a can of worms

Sushovan Patnaik

2nd Dec 2024

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Justice Ahmadi, the Fearless judge

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“Ayodhya is a storm that will pass”: Justice Ahmadi on his 1993 dissent

An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter captures the pressures of being a dissenting judge in a landmark case

Insiyah Vahanvaty

7th Oct 2024

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Ayodhya

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History of the Ayodhya title dispute: A timeline

SCO tracks the evolution of the Ayodhya title dispute from 1528 to 2024

SCO Team

23rd Jan 2024

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350 Years of the Gyanvapi Dispute: A Timeline

SCO strings together the many legal and historical threads of the ongoing Gyanvapi dispute.

Aarathi Ganesan

27th May 2022

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Gyanvapi Mosque: SC Says Shiv Lingam To Be Protected Without Restricting Muslims’ Rights

Justices Chandrachud and Narasimha, both previously involved in the Ayodhya Title Dispute, strive for 'balance' in the Gyanvapi mosque case.

Ayushi Saraogi

17th May 2022

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#1: Ayodhya Title Dispute

Disputed title in Ayodhya case awarded to Shri Ram deity.

Balu Nair and Jai Brunner

16th Feb 2020

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Ayodhya Judgment: Opening the Floodgates?

DESK BRIEF: Only time will tell if the expansive reliefs in the Ayodhya case have opened up a floodgate of similar litigation.

Balu Nair and Jai Brunner

8th Nov 2019

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Week 10 in Ayodhya

This week, the Ayodhya hearings saw fierce arguments from all parties.

Balu Nair

18th Oct 2019

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Week 9 in Ayodhya

The Bench is likely to deliver its judgment by mid-November, before Chief Justice Gogoi retires on November 17th.

Jai Brunner

11th Oct 2019

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Week 8 in Ayodhya

Last week, the counsels for the Sunni Waqf Board concluded their responses.

Jai Brunner

4th Oct 2019

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Week 7 in Ayodhya

The week witnessed Sr. Adv Dhavan, appearing for the Sunni Waqf Board, continue his arguments

Balu Nair

24th Sep 2019

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Ayodhya: Property Dispute or Constitutional Question?

DESK BRIEF: The strategy of the parties is to focus on adjudicating Ayodhya as a property dispute rather than on core constitutional values

Krithika Balu and Jai Brunner

17th Sep 2019

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cases

M Siddiq v Mahant Suresh Das

The Court overturned the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment that divided the title to the Babri Masjid / Ram Janmabhoomi site. It awarded the title to the deity, Shri Ram Virajman.

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