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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
2nd Dec 2024
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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
7th Oct 2024
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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
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.
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.
17th May 2022
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#1: Ayodhya Title Dispute
Disputed title in Ayodhya case awarded to Shri Ram deity.
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.
8th Nov 2019
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Week 10 in Ayodhya
This week, the Ayodhya hearings saw fierce arguments from all parties.
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.
11th Oct 2019
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Week 8 in Ayodhya
Last week, the counsels for the Sunni Waqf Board concluded their responses.
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
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
17th Sep 2019
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Ayodhya Title Dispute
Decided
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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Bench:Ranjan Gogoi CJI, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Abdul Nazeer J, Ashok Bhushan J, S.A. Bobde CJI