AYODHYA: The Allahabad High Court has announced its verdict on the Babri Mosque case, ruling in favour of the Hindus, Muslims.
16:24: Disputed land split into 3 parts
The Allahabad High Court rules by majority that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts to be distributed among the Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the party for 'Ram Lalla', say lawyers.
16:22: HC dismisses Waqf Board title suit
Delivering their verdict that all of India has remained glued to, the three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court, comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma, today declared that the title suit filed by the Sunni Waqf Board has been dismissed. Two of the three judges - Justices Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma - concurred in the judgment, while Justice S U Khan differed with the majority view. The judgment runs into 8000 pages. Further details are awaited. Meanwhile, the status quo will continue on the land for three more months.
16:16: Judgment delivered in the Ayodhya suit
The three-judge special bench of the Allahabad high court, comprising Justice S U Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D V Sharma have delivered the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit. The judgment runs into 8000 pages. Further details are awaited.
Earlier, more than 200,000 police officials were deployed across India and temporary jails were set up as the government prepared for possible Hindu-Muslim riots.
The government had also appealed for calm once the court gave its verdict.
From the capital New Delhi to the financial hub Mumbai, many Indians stayed home ahead of the decision and stocked up on food in apprehension of the verdict.
However, commentators said the verdict is unlikely to spark widespread riots that hit Mumbai and other cities in 1992.
Political parties had also called for calm and there is little electoral headway to be made in egging on religious riots in post-economic reform India.
Armed police set up checkpoints across Ayodhya, which had a deserted feel, guarded Muslim homes, a roughly 3,000 people minority in the town of 70,000 inhabitants.
Wary of these two sides being provoked into fighting, the government had banned bulk mobile text messaging nationally to prevent the spread of rumours and religious extremism.
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