Babri Masjid demolition: SC dismisses all contempt proceedings in the case

The Supreme court of India on Tuesday closed a contempt case in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition matter. The contempt case was filed against the then Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh and other officials.

They were accused of allowing the Rath Yatra and not stopping the Babri Masjid demolition despite the assurance of security by the government causing communal unrest. 

The top court stated that a larger bench had already passed a verdict in the over two-decade long legal battle over the disputed land. 

Moreover, the court stated that the person who filed the plea and the former UP CM against whom the plea was, are both dead. Thus, nothing in the case can survive. 

Significantly, a five-judge bench of the apex court had passed a verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case in November 2019. 

The court had awarded the entire disputed land to the Hindu parties to build Ram temple while an alternative 5 acres of the land was assigned to the Waqf board for construction of the mosque. 

Other cases in the demolition matter are not affected due to this SC ruling. 

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