Ayodhya Verdict: How the judges ruled
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pronounced its judgment in the Ayodhya title suit.
The 3-judge bench has ruled that one-third part of the disputed land will go to the Sunni Waqf Board, one-third to the Nirmohi Akhara and one-third to the party for 'Ram Lalla'.
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In an order that runs into over 8,000 pages, the High Court said that the portion below the central dome under which the idols of Lord Ram and other Gods are placed in a makeshift temple, belongs to Hindus. All three judges agreed that the portion under the central dome should be allotted to Hindus.
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However, Justice Khan said that the mosque was constructed under orders of Babar over the ruins of temples lying in that state for a very long time.
Adding to this, Justice Agarwal said that the area within the inner courtyard belonged to members of both Hindus and Muslims since it was used by both since centuries.
