Ayodhya Verdict: Anupam Kher prays for 'good sensibilities to prevail'

Ahe of Supreme Court’s verdict on much-awaited Ayodhya verdict, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher took to his Twitter handle to pray for 'good sensibilities'. He used lines from a table bhajan (Hindu devotional song) Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram (sometimes called Ram Dhun), widely popularized by Mahatma Gandhi.

What is Ayodhya Land dispute?

While dispute of existence of a temple prior to mosque has been contested for 461 years, point of contention started when in December 1949, a crowd entered mosque and installed a Hindu idol beneath Central dome of mosque, believed to be birthplace of Ram. After incident, area was sealed off till 1986 - when it was unsealed on orders of a civil court, allowing Hindus to worship under Central dome of mosque where makeshift temple h been installed. dispute flared in 1992, when disputed structure was demolished, after which five cases were filed in matter, with Allahab High Court prouncing its verdict in 2010.

Ayodhya verdict: Uttar Presh DGP details state's security measures

Ayodhya case in SC

five-judge bench was constituted on January 25, 2019, to hear long-contested Ayodhya dispute. As case progressed after Centre handed over disputed Ayodhya site to original owners, bench created a 3-member mediation panel. On August 2, a day after mediation panel submitted report of mediation to SC in a sealed cover, SC stated that mediation h failed and began day-to-day hearings - which ran for 40 days, along with a parallel mediation process continuing. SC anunced that it would wrap up hearing on October 17 and anunce its judgment by vember 17. Finally, on October 16, Supreme Court concluded its hearing and reserved its order and mediation panel submitting its settlement report before Supreme Court after Sunni Waqf board surrendered its claim over disputed land in Ayodhya.

UP DGP on security arrangements ahe of Ayodhya verdict