Prayed to God for solution: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Ayodhya dispute

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday shared that he had prayed for a solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, emphasising that God will find a way for those who have faith. He made these remarks while speaking to residents of his native in Pune, Maharashtra.
Reflecting on his time deliberating on the Ayodhya case, which lasted three months, CJI Chandrachud noted, “Very often we have cases (to adjudicate) but we don’t arrive at a solution. Something similar happened during the Ayodhya (Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute) which was in front of me for three months.”
“I sat before the deity and told him he needs to find a solution,” he said as quoted by news agency PTI. Asserting that he prays regularly, the CJI said, “Believe me, if you have faith, God will always find a way.”
On November 9, 2019, a five-judge Supreme Court bench, led by then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, resolved the longstanding dispute, allowing for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya while designating an alternative five-acre plot for a mosque.
CJI Chandrachud, who was part of the bench that delivered this historic verdict, visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in July, where he offered prayers. The idol consecration ceremony of the temple took place on January 22 this year in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.