7. Management of property by Government.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
contract or instrument or order of any court, tribunal or other authority to the contrary, on and from the
commencement of this Act, the property vested in the Central Government under section 3 shall be
managed by the Central Government or by a person or body of persons or trustees of any trust authorised
by that Government in this behalf.
(2) In managing the property vested in the Central Government under section 3, the Central
Government or the authorised person shall ensure that the position existing before the commencement of
this Act in the area on which the structure (including the premises of the inner and outer courtyards of
such structure), commonly known as the Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid, stood in village Kot
Ramchandra in Ayodhya, in Pargana Haveli Avadh, in tehsil Faizabad Sadar, in the district of Faizabad of
the State of Uttar Pradesh is maintained.