Justice Demolished

Contents Preface-Ram Puniyani Prelude Section I 1.History of Babri Masjid-Ram Temple Dispute-Ram Puniyani 2. Lord Ram’s Story: Many Tellings-Ram Puniyani Section II 3. Babri Demolition: Decades Later-Ram Puniyani 4. In the Aftermath of Demolition-Irfan Engineer Section III 5. Allahabad HC Verdict: Triumph of Faith or Constitutional Legality?-Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer 6. Implications of Verdict for Democracy-Ranu Jain 7.Whither Indian Constitution!-Ram Puniyani Section IV 8. SC Verdict a Setback to Evidence Law-Faizan Mustafa, Aymen Mohammed 9. Unimpeded Right in Outer Courtyard Wins Whole Site for Hindus-K Venkataramanan 10. What the Judgement Portends for Future?-Ram Puniyani Section V 11. Nagging Annals of Babri Demolition Verdict-EPW Editorial 12. A Blow to Secular India-Albert Thyrniang 13. Media Reactions Vary Widely-Dr Abhay Kumar 14. A Boost to BJP’s Political Agenda-Gyan Varma, Anuja 15. A Witness to Demolition-Seema Chishti Section VI 16. As Liberhan Commission Saw It-Mahtab Alam 17. ‘State a Willing Ally in Demolition’ -Purnima S. Tripathi 18. Painful Wait for Justice-Ram Puniyani Section VII 19. SC Chose Faith over Law: Faizan Mustafa-Nikhila Henry 20. It’s not Easy to Crush Secularism, Says Academic-G.S. Mudur Post Script Epilogue About the author Ram Puniyani, is Chairman of Center for Study of Society and Secularism, who has been engaged in activism and writing to promote communal harmony and national integration.  Has written several books like Communal Politics ( Sage 2002), Second Assassination of Gandhi (Media House 2003), Caste and Communalism (Olive, 2015), Ambedkar and Hindutva Politics (Pharos Media, 2016).  Has been recipient of Indira Gandhi National Integration Award (2006), National Integration Award (2007). About the book Justice DemolishedFrom Babri Masjid to Ram Temple Demolition of Babri Masjid, which was termed by Supreme Court as a crime, was also the attack on the values of Indian Constitution. Starting from Rath Yatras to Babri Demolition and now the inauguration of temple by Narendra Modi, it has been a calculated attempt by the RSS Combine to use the issue for electoral and political gains.This book traces the history from impeccable sources to show that there was no evidence of Lord Ram having been born there. It also takes up for analysis the different phases of the dispute raised. The blatant use of the issue to demonize the minorities is brought to the fore. Various judgments of the case are analyzed to demonstrate that many of the judgments had been given for reasons which were based on people's faith.The role of state, its acts of omission and commission which led to present scenario is outlined by renowned contributors. The report of Liberhan Commission is also summed up and its conclusions underlined. The fear is that such issues may be raked up by communal forces for political gains which are lurking on political spectrum.