Temple at disputed site; Babri razing illegal: Ayodhya verdict highlights

The court says the Allahabad High Court's decision in 2010 to split the disputed land among Hindu and Muslim parties defies logic.

In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday gave the ownership of the disputed 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya to a group representing Hindus, marking another chapter in the centuries-old religious dispute that has been one of the country’s most politically sensitive issues.

Even as the Bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, delivered its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid land dispute, states across the country had stepped up security and were closely monitoring the social media.

Here are the key points from the court judgment:

Supreme Court gives the disputed 2.77 acres to the Ram Janmabhoomi