India's Supreme Court grants Hindus permission to build a temple at the centuries-old Ayodhya holy site, ending one of the country's most politically charged land disputes
The 2.77 acres, previously claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, was the site of a 16th-century mosque demolished by right-wing mobs in 1992 in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh.But in a unanimous decision, India's top court ruled Saturday that a Hindu temple to the god Ram could be constructed at the site, while giving Muslim representatives a separate 5 acres of land in the town.
They were the Muslim Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara -- a group of Hindu ascetics who are devotees of Lord Ram, and Ram Lalla Virajman -- the child deity of Lord Ram. Under law, a Hindu deity is considered a"juristic person" with the right to sue and be sued.In 2002, the Allahabad High Court began hearing a group of lawsuits filed by a number of Hindu and Muslim parties. In 2010, the Allahabad High Court ruled that the 2.
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