Timeline: Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute

Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title dispute case from February 8

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the civil appeals filed by various parties challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute on February 8.

Dome to doom

1528: Mughal emperor Babur constructs a mosque and it is named Babri  

December 23, 1949: Lord Ram's idols are planted inside the central dome. Both sides file court cases; the site is locked 

December 17, 1959:  The Nirmohi Akhara files a suit seeking possession of the site and claims to be the custodians of the disputed land   

December 18, 1961: The Sunni