 In 1528, the Babri Masjid was built in Ayodhya. In 1885, the first suit relevant to the disputed area was filed by the Nirmohi Akhara chief priest Mahant Raghubar Das. In this suit, Nirmohi Akhara was seeking permission to construct a temple over Ramchandra's birthplace. However, the court felt that granting permission to construct a temple would result in riots between the two communities and therefore forbid any alteration of the status quo. In December 1949, idols of Ram Lalla, that is the child Ram, were placed inside Babri Masjid by Hindu activists following which an FIR was registered against the activists. Large-scale worship of the idols placed under the central dome of the mosque caused communal disturbance around the area. The city magistrate attached the disputed land to the court to ensure no communal violence takes place and lock the disputed structure. Remember that no action was taken to remove the idols. In 1950, two suits were filed in the district court by Hindu parties claiming title to the disputed land, one to secure rights of worship and the second to allow worship to continue and let the idols remain. The court ordered status quo. The disputed structure was closed and no entry to the structure was possible. The stand of the Uttar Pradesh government in these suits was that the place was used as a mosque till 1949. In 1959, a third suit was filed by Nirmohi Akhara for handing over charge of the disputed site. In 1961, a fourth suit was filed by the Uttar Pradesh Suni Vakoff Board for possession of the site. In 1984, Hindu groups formed a committee to spearhead the construction of a Ram temple. On 1st February 1986, the district judge of Fezabad passed in order for unlocking the gate of the inner courtyard of the Babri Masjid to allow free access for puja. The UP Suni Vakoff Board in whose records the Masjid stood as a Vakoff property was not even informed. In 1989, all four pending suits were transferred to Allahabad High Court and a fifth suit was filed in the name of Ram Lalla Viraj Man for declaration and possession of the site. In 1990, then BJP President LK Advani took out a cross-country Rathiyatra to garner support to build a Ram temple at the site. Wish for Hindu Parishid volunteers partially damaged the Babri Mosque. In 1991, BJP-led Uttar Pradesh state government acquired land around the Masjid for congregation of Hindu devotees. On 6th December 1992, around midday, a crowd addressed by leaders of the VHP and BJP climbed the Babri Masjid structure and started damaging the domes and within a short period of time the whole structure was demolished. This became a trigger for communal riots not only in UP but all over the country. Following this, two FIRs were filed, one against the demolition and the other against Advani, Joshi and others for inciting mobs. In 1993, the demolition and the violence that followed prompted the imposition of President's rule and the acquisition of 67 acres of land including the disputed area by the central government. In 1994, the constitutionality of the Acquisition Act was challenged in Ismail Farooqi and others versus Union of India in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court however upheld the constitutionality of the Acquisition Act with the exception of section 4 clause 3 which meant that the suits claiming title to the disputed area had to be decided until then the land will west with the government. In 2001, conspiracy charges against Advani and others were dropped by special judge and the revision petition dismissed by Allahabad High Court. In 2010, as mentioned earlier, all the suits were transferred to Allahabad High Court and were ordered to be heard together. In 2010, the Allahabad High Court ordered a three-way division of the 2.77 acres of disputed land one part to the Sunni back of board and one part east to Nirmohi Akhara and Ramlallah. In 2011, the Supreme Court which had earlier said that the Allahabad High Court verdict was strange and surprising, state the Allahabad High Court order. Appeals against this order were then filed in the Supreme Court. Year 2017, 16 years after dismissing the charges against Advani and 13 others the Supreme Court decided to revive these charges. In October 2018, the Supreme Court turned down an appeal for the urgent hearing of title suits and said that the hearings would start in January 2019. Year 2019, after mediation proceedings by Supreme Court appointed three-member team failed to find an amicable solution to the dispute earlier this year a five-judge constitution bench began day-to-day hearings on August 6th. The daily hearings at the Supreme Court came to an end after 40 days on October 16th. The final judgement came today on 9th November. The verdict recognized that the destruction of Babri Masjid was a violation of law. In a unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court held that the entire disputed land of 2.77 acres in Ayodhya must be handed over for the construction of Ram Mandir. At the same time, the court held that an alternate plot of five acres must be allotted to the Sunni back of board for construction of a mosque.