On a plea filed by Faizabad lawyer Umesh Chandra Pandey, district judge KM Pandey orders opening of disputed site’s locks, in place since 1949, for Hindu worshippers; allows puja inside. The city magistrate opens the lock 40 minutes after the court order.
Hashim Ansari moves Lucknow bench of high court against the district judge order, pleading that the order was passed without hearing the Muslim side.
Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) is formed with Maulana Muzaffar Hussain Kichhcuchhvi as president, and Azam Khan and Zafaryab Jilani as conveners.
