The top court also directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for a mosque at a 'prominent' site in the holy town.
A five-member Constitution Bench headed by then Chief Justice Ran-an Gogoi (since retired) had given the ownership of the entire Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site to the Ram Lalla idol for the construction of a Ram temple. (Photo: AP)
New Delhi: Announcing the historic verdict on Saturday, the Supreme Court handed over the disputed land to the Ram Temple trust in the politically-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court alloted five acres of land in 'suitable, prominent place in Ayodhya' to the body representing Muslims.
The top court has also asked the Centre to craft a scheme under which it will constitute a trust within three months and give the inner and outer court to trust.
The five-judge bench comprising Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer, further said that Ram Janmbhoomi is not a juristic person.
Here's the full text of the Supreme Court's Ayodhya case judgment:
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