“The Ayodhya verdict was not based on religion, but on evidence”, The Dossier, July 14, 2026

“Every year on 6 December, many claim that the Ayodhya Temple verdict was delivered on the basis of religion rather than facts.

The assertion itself is difficult to sustain because the Supreme Court (SC), in its unanimous judgment, stated:

“As regards the inner courtyard, there is evidence on a preponderance of probabilities to establish worship by the Hindus prior to the annexation of Oudh by the British in 1857. The Muslims have offered no evidence to indicate that they were in exclusive possession of the inner structure prior to 1857 since the date of the construction in the sixteenth century.”

The central question before it was not whose religious belief was stronger, but who had the better legal claim to the disputed property on the basis of evidence. To understand why the court approached the dispute in this manner, it is necessary to begin with the origins of the controversy itself…….”

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