Babri Masjid Demolition Case: The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for completion of the trials in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case by a month. The case involves 32 accused, including BJP veterans L.K. Advani, M.M. Joshi and Uma Bharti.
A bench of Justices R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee said, “Having read the report of Surendra Kumar Yadav, learned Special Judge, and considering that the proceedings are at the fag end, we grant one month’s time, i.e., till September 30, 2020, to complete the proceedings including the delivery of judgment.”
Meanwhile, the order was passed on August 19 and was uploaded on the apex court website recently.
The mosque in Ayodhya was demolished on December 6, 1992, by ‘kar sevaks’ who claimed that an ancient Ram temple stood at the same site.
The Babri Masjid, reportedly built by Mughal Emperor Babur’s general Mir Baqi was demolished by Kar Sevaks on December 6, 1992. At the time, Advani and Joshi were at the forefront of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement which asserted that the mosque was constructed in the place of an ancient Ram temple.
An FIR was registered in this regard against kar sevaks who demolished the structure. Apart from Advani-Joshi, cases were also registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders Ashok Singhal, Sadhvi Rithambara and Vishnu Hari Dalmiya among others.
