EXPLAINED: Ayodhya Dispute That Took Seven Decades To Reach Final Verdict

Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992, however, the case was going on from before. 31 years later, read in detail about the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Case, more popularly known as the Ayodhya Dispute.

New Delhi: Every case that comes before the Indian Judiciary is unique in its own way and comes with its own complexities. One such case, which was complex enough to last in Courts for almost seventy years, is the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Case, more popularly known as the Ayodhya Dispute. Revolving around the control of a site that has traditionally been regarded as the birthplace of Lord Ram by Hindus and also linked to the Muslims because of the history and location of the Babri Masjid, this case may actually be regarded as a political, historical and socio-religious matter that has been an example of both, the co-existence of different religions in India and the faith in Indian Judiciary. Read to know all about the Ayodhya Dispute which started in the 20th Century and was closed in the 21st Century.

How Did Ayodhya Dispute Begin?

Ayodhya is believed to be a very sacred city for the Hindus as it is considered as the birthplace of Lord Rama while the Muslims have believed that the Babri Mosque was built by Mir Baqi in the same area in 1528, on the orders of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India. Both Hindus and Muslims are said to have worshipped at the mosque-temple; Muslims inside the mosque and Hindus outside of it but in the complex. The first event of communal violence in the disputed area was recorded in the year 1853 and a year after that, the British erected a fence separating the place of worship for Hindus and Muslims who were expected to use the outer court and the inner court respectively.