Gopal Singh Visharad | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1986 |
| Years active | 1950–1986 |
| Children | Rajendra Singh Visharad |
Gopal Singh Visharad was a Ram devotee and died in 1986, thirty-three years before the judgement of Ram Mandir in 2019. He was the first person who filed the case for Ram Mandir after independence of Bharat.[1] He was resident of Swargdwar Mohalla, Ayodhya.[2]
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In 1950, Visharad initiated legal proceedings by filing a title suit with the Allahabad High Court, requesting an injunction to perform puja at the contested site.[3][4][5] On September 30 September 2010, the High Court of Allahabad, the three-member bench comprising justices S. U. Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D. V. Sharma, ruled that the disputed land be split into three parts. The site of the Ram Lalla idol would go to the party representing Ram Lalla Virajman (the installed Infant Rama deity), Nirmohi Akhara was to receive Sita Rasoi and Ram Chabutara, and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board to receive the rest. Additionally, the court ordered that the existing situation should remain unchanged for a period of three months.[6][7] All three parties involved in the case appealed the decision regarding the division of the disputed land to the Supreme Court.[8][9]
The Supreme Court held final hearing on the case on August 6, 2019.[10] to 16 October 2019.[11] On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the land to be handed over to a trust (to be formed by the Government of India) to build the Hindu temple. It also ordered the government to give 5 acres of land to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board to build a mosque as a replacement for the demolished Babri Masjid.[12] Eminent lawyer Harish Salve was his advocate and arguments were made by Advocate Ranjit Kumar in court.[13]
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- ↑ "गोपाल विशारद: 33 साल पहले हुआ था निधन, आज मिला रामलला की पूजा का अधिकार". आज तक (in हिन्दी). 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ faiyaz (2019-11-09). "गोपाल सिंह विशारद को मिला रामलला की पूजा का अधिकार, 1986 में निधन हो चुका है निधन". www.haribhoomi.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ Das, Anil (28 September 2010). "Chronolgy of Ayodhya's Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit issue". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Muralidharan, Sukumar (12 April 2002). "Temple Interrupted". Frontline. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010.
- ↑ "Time-line of Ayodhya dispute and slew of legal suits". DNA India. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010.Venkatesan, J. (28 September 2010). "Ayodhya verdict tomorrow". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "India holy site 'split between Hindus and Muslims'". BBC News. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ S. U. Khan; S. Agarwal; D. V. Sharma. "Decision of the hon'ble special full bench hearing Ayodhya matters". Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Court orders 3-way division of disputed Ayodhya land". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
- ↑ "Ayodhya Dispute Case Background". Supreme Court Observer. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ayodhya dispute: Supreme Court to commence day-to-day hearing today". India Today. Press Trust of India. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ "Supreme Court hearing ends in Ayodhya dispute; orders reserved". The Hindu Business Line. Press Trust of India. 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ "Ram Mandir verdict: Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case". The Times of India. 2019-11-09. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ faiyaz (2019-11-09). "गोपाल सिंह विशारद को मिला रामलला की पूजा का अधिकार, 1986 में निधन हो चुका है निधन". www.haribhoomi.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-10-03.