Babri Masjid was built by Mir Baqi, commander of the Mughal emperor Babur. Many claim the mosque site is the birthplace of Ram
After violence in 1853, Britishers erected fence in 1859. Inner to be used by Muslims, outer for Hindu. First plea filed in 1885.
Idols of Ram Lalla placed in the Mosque. Gopal Visharad, Paramahansa Ramachandra Das, Nirmohi Akhara, UP Sunni Waqf Board file suits in court.
Local court ordered to open site for Hindus. 3 years later 'Ram lalla Virajman' became a litigant, represented by 'next friend' Deoki Nandan.
BJP leader LK Advani launches Rath Yatra from Somnath in Gujarat in 1990 and 2 years later Babri Masjid was demolished by karsevaks.
Petitions filed against ‘Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act’ which was passed by Centre. Hearing about who owns the site began in 2002.
Allahabad High Court rules 3-way division of disputed area between Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara & Ram Lalla. Verdict was stayed by SC in 2011.
SC set up a 5-judge Constitution Bench to hear the case headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising of 4 other judges.
Centre moved SC asking return of 'acquired land around disputed site to original owners'. By Oct 16, ruling was reserved after 2 month of hearing.
SC allows construction of Ram temple at the disputed site and directs the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for mosque.
PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya where the consecration ceremony will happen on January 22, 2024.