RJB Depositor

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is a trust set up for the construction and management of Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh by the Government of India. The trust has 15 trustees. It was created as per the verdict of the Supreme Court of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of the trust in the Lok Sabha on 5 February 2020. It was given the 2.77 acres (previously disputed) land as well as the 67.703-acre land acquired under the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993 following the Supreme Court verdict in this regard. The trust is led by Mahant Nrityagopal Das. Former Solicitor General of India and senior lawyer K. Parasaran, who represented Shri Ram Lalla Virajmaan in the Supreme Court, is also a member of the trust. Initially, the trust was led by Parasaran.