Even before the Ayodhya verdict was pronounced, there was a host of requests being made for calm to be maintained. While this sounds advice of maturity, the undercurrent was palpable and deeply disturbing.
The Liberhan Commission was commissioned by the then Congress government ten days after the Babri Masjid demolition to investigate the events that led to it and those responsible for it.
Aakar Patel in his article wrote regarding judiciary of Pakistan given conflicting judgements from the days of Ghulam Muhammad to the days of General Musharraf, which resulted in long term repercussions for the state of Pakistan.
Ayodhya verdict brings down the curtain on nearly 70 years of contentious litigation in independent India and ends a dispute that defied resolution despite repeated attempts at mediation.