Ayodhya case arrives at crucial phase, intense arguments expected
India | October 03, 2019 7:23 ISTIntense arguments are predicted in the Ayodhya title dispute in the Supreme Court as the October 18 deadline approaches.
Intense arguments are predicted in the Ayodhya title dispute in the Supreme Court as the October 18 deadline approaches.
The Muslim parties on Thursday faced a volley of questions from the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Ayodhya title dispute.
They told the top court there was no change in their stand of there being no evidence to suggest that the 2.77 acre of the disputed land was the birthplace of Lord Ram.
With less than two months left for the Supreme Court verdict, Ayodhya is already preparing to celebrate the return of Lord Ram, in the true sense of the term, this Diwali.
"We can sit for extra one hour from Monday (September 23)," the bench which also comprise Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer said.
K.N. Govindacharya has requested the Secretary General to immediately submit a report on live streaming or audio recording, as directed by the Chief Justice's Bench on September 16 this year.
During the daily hearings in the case over the past 16 days, the Hindu groups toiled hard to building a robust case in their favour, though frictions emerged, but the queries of the judges on the Constitution bench, gave them a handle to stay the course.
The submissions were made during the seventh day hearing in the case.
Ram Lalla Virajman, a deity, and his Janmasthan, is a party in Ayodhya dispute, which weaves religious, political and historical issues into a social-religious debate, which is currently in progress in the Supreme Court.
The apex court, earlier in the day, ordered day-to-day hearing from August 6 of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, noting that mediation efforts have failed.
The Supreme Court is likely to consider on Friday the "outcome" of the mediation proceedings conducted by a panel set up to amicably resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya and may decide the future course of action by deciding either to hear it or to continue with the mediation.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Ayodhya dispute mediation panel to submit its report by July 18, that is, within a week. The three-member mediation panel, set up in the month of March this year, comprises retired Supreme Court judge F MI Kalifulla, noted advocate Sriram Panchu and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The panel was set up by the Supreme Court with an intention to find an amicable solution to Ram Mandir -Barbri Masjid dispute.
The top court, which would function with its full judicial strength of 31 judges under the stewardship of Chief Justice (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, is likely to deliver its verdict in the review pleas in Rafale case.
A Special court in Allahabad sentenced four accused to life imprisonment and acquitted one in the 2005 Ayodhya attack case.
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allocate land in Ayodhya for building the Ram temple and also declare the Ram Setu a national heritage monument.
His remarks came soon after the Supreme Court extended the term of the mediation committee on Ayodhya till August 15.
The top court began hearing the case Friday morning -- after a gap of over two months. The apex court on March 8 had referred the matter to mediation for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement.
The apex court said it wanted to explore the possibility of mediation to utilise the period of eight weeks after which the matter would be heard.
Describing the plea as a step aimed at influencing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said it is BJP's latest poll gimmick.
The common man now feels that the court hearing on Ayodhya dispute may drag for a long time.
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