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Ayodhya Land Dispute Judgement & Experts' Judgement- Concluding Part

There was the story of some great emperor who had a wise minister as advisor, couldn't recollect well if it is Akbar Birbal duo or some other combination. One day two ladies come quarelling to the king's court claiming a baby to be their's and not belonging to the other one. The Court had a tough time deciding the true mother among those two. The wise minister tells a way out of this and then suggests to the king that the baby boy be cut to half and divided equally between the two ladies as both their versions seem to be genuine. On hearing the judgement from the king, one of the ladies offer to the lordship to withdraw from the claimon the baby so that cutting her baby could be avoided. On hearing this, the King concludes her to be the real mother of the baby and punishes the other lady for coming to the court with a false case and wasting the court time. This is in short the story I read in my childhood. Fortunately then, there were no experts to judge this judgement.Othe...

Ayodhya Land Dispute Judgement - aftermath- Part I

There is a big bungalow in a city which is proudly owned by an owner for whom the place is not just an asset but a matter of legacy and remembrance of his ancestors. That bungalow was vacant for some time and this owner could not keep it secured. In the due course, an aggressive and powerful person with the blessings of the people in power has unlawfully occupied the bungalow and taken its possession. When the owner has realised this, albeit lately, the unlawful tenant did not vacate and this tussle went on for 12 full years. At that point of time both the owner and the tenant have gone to the court. Fed up with the process of the judicial delays and complexities, our owner friend has taken the help of the professionals who have assured this man that by persuasion or coercion they would vacate the premises. One fine day they sprang a surprise by turning up at the site and throwing out the unlawful tenant alongwith his furniture and belongings. Then came the much awaited day of the Cour...