Attracted towards activism early in life, Jilani got drawn into the AIMPLB and then the Babri Masjid cases, and anchored all of them from the beginning to end, rejecting numerous offers and enticements of public office
The plea challenged the 2020 judgment by the Special CBI court which held that there was nothing on record to establish the existence of a conspiracy to demolish the Babri Masjid.