Ayodhya Verdict: The Lordships hereby direct the following
New Delhi, Nov 09: The Supreme Court on Saturday delivered a historic verdict in the Ayodhya Case today.
The court took into account several aspects before stating that the Hindus shall get the disputed land at Ayodhya while the Muslim side would be provided with alternate land of 5 acres.
Here is what the judges held:
(i)
Suit
3
instituted
by
Nirmohi
Akhara
is
held
to
be
barred
by
limitation
and
shall
accordingly
stand
dismissed;
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(ii) Suit 4 instituted by the Sunni Central Waqf Board and other plaintiffs is held to be within limitation. The judgment of the High Court holding Suit 4 to be barred by limitation is reversed; and
(iii)
Suit
5
is
held
to
be
within
limitation.
Suit
5
is
held
to
be
maintainable
at
the
behest
of
the
first
plaintiff
who
is
represented
by
the
third
plaintiff.
There
shall
be
a
decree
in
terms
of
prayer
clauses
(A)
and
(B)
of
the
suit,
subject
to
the
following
directions:
(i) The Central Government shall, within a period of three months from the date of this judgment, formulate a scheme pursuant to the powers vested in it under Sections 6 and 7 of the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act 1993. The scheme shall envisage the setting up of a trust with a Board of Trustees or any other appropriate body under Section 6. The scheme to be framed by the Central Government shall make necessary provisions in regard to the functioning of the trust or body including on matters relating to the management of the trust, the powers of the trustees including the construction of a temple and all necessary, incidental and supplemental matters;
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Possession of the inner and outer courtyards shall be handed over to the Board of Trustees of the Trust or to the body so constituted. The Central Government will be at liberty to make suitable provisions in respect of the rest of the acquired land by handing it over to the Trust or body for management and development in terms of the scheme framed in accordance with the above directions; and
Possession of the disputed property shall continue to vest in the statutory receiver under the Central Government, until in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 6 of the Ayodhya Act of 1993, a notification is issued vesting the property in the trust or other body.
Simultaneously, with the handing over of the disputed property to the Trust or body under clause 2 above, a suitable plot of land admeasuring 5 acres shall be handed over to the Sunni Central Waqf Board, the plaintiff in Suit
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(ii)
The
land
shall
be
allotted
either
by:
(a)
The
Central
Government
out
of
the
land
acquired
under
the
Ayodhya
Act
1993;
or
(b)
The
State
Government
at
a
suitable
prominent
place
in
Ayodhya;
The
Central
Government
and
the
State
Government
shall
act
in
consultation
with
each
other
to
effectuate
the
above
allotment
in
the
period
stipulated.
(iii) The Sunni Central Waqf Board would be at liberty, on the allotment of the land to take all necessary steps for the construction of a mosque on the land so allotted together with other associated facilities;
(iv) Suit 4 shall stand decreed to this extent in terms of the above directions; and
(v) The directions for the allotment of land to the Sunni Central Waqf Board in Suit 4 are issued in pursuance of the powers vested in this Court under Article 142 of the Constitution.
In exercise of the powers vested in this Court under Article 142 of the Constitution, we direct that in the scheme to be framed by the Central Government, appropriate representation may be given in the Trust or body, to the Nirmohi Akhara in such manner as the Central Government deems fit.
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The right of the plaintiff in Suit 1 to worship at the disputed property is affirmed subject to any restrictions imposed by the relevant authorities with respect to the maintenance of peace and order and the performance of orderly worship.
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All the appeals shall stand disposed of in the above terms. Parties are left to bear their own costs.