In the life of Special Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who heard this 28-year-old criminal case, it seems that Faizabad has been returning to him regularly.
Surendra Kumar Yadav first posted as ADJ in the Faizabad court as a first promotion. Yadav retired after pronouncing the Babri Masjid demolition case verdict, this way his last judgment was also on a case related to Faizabad (now Ayodhya).
He heard the trial as a presiding officer of the Lucknow-based special court (Babri Masjid Demolition Case). Five years ago on August 5, he was appointed as a special judge in this case.
On 19 April 2017, the Supreme Court ordered him to complete the trial in two years by conducting a daily trial.
The significance of this case can be gauged from the fact that 32 key accused, including BJP’s mentor leaders LK Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister…