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Disputed Ayodhya site goes to temple, Muslims to get alternative land: SC

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi put an end to the more than a century old dispute that has torn the social fabric of the nation

Five-judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (centre) and (from left) Justices Ashok Bhushan, D Y Chandrachud, Sharad Arvind Bobde and SA Nazeer
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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

In one of the most important and most anticipated judgements in India's history, a 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi put an end to the more than a century old dispute that has torn the social fabric of the nation.

The apex court said the mosque should be constructed at a "prominent site" and a trust should be