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Business News/ Politics / News/  Justices hearing Ram Janmabhoombhi-Babri Masjid case to sit in chambers today
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Justices hearing Ram Janmabhoombhi-Babri Masjid case to sit in chambers today

There was speculation that the justices would be working on the Ayodhya judgment
  • It is expected to be delivered within a month
  • The judgment is expected to be delivered before 17 November (Mint file)Premium
    The judgment is expected to be delivered before 17 November (Mint file)

    The Supreme Court has put up a notice saying justices of the five-judge Constitution bench, which heard the highly politicised Ram Janmabhoombhi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, would sit in their chambers on Thursday and not in their respective court rooms. There was speculation that the justices would be working on the Ayodhya judgment, which is expected to be delivered within a month.

    The five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices S.A. Bobde, D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, and S. Abdul Nazeer, concluded the day-to-day hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute case on Wednesday. The hearing, which often witnessed high drama and acrimony, began on 6 August after mediation between the Hindu and Muslim claimants failed.

    The judgment, which will have serious social and political implications, is expected to be delivered before 17 November when Gogoi demits office. The timing of the judgement is crucial because it will come just a couple of weeks before the 27th anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid. It will also come ahead of assembly elections in Delhi and Bihar.

    Earlier during the hearing, Chief Justice Gogoi had said it would be a “miracle" if the bench is able to complete writing the judgement within a week. There are numerous documents, written submissions, cases compendiums, annexures, applications, and reports of Archeological Survey of India filed in the case which need to be thoroughly examined before the writing of the judgement.

    On Wednesday, the last day of hearing in the case, the special bench directed the parties to submit notes on written submissions on “moulding of relief" or narrowing down issues on which the court is required to adjudicate within next three days.

    The Ayodhya land dispute has for ages been a thorny issue between the Hindus and Muslims but matters came to a head on 6 December, 1992, when the Babri Masjid, a 16th century mosque, was demolished by Hindu groups who want a Ram temple built at the site. Communal riots had followed and matters remain fraught, with political parties milking the issue during election campaigns.

    The Bharatiya Janata Party, which heads the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre, has in its election manifesto promised to build a temple for Ram at the site.

    Fourteen appeals were filed before the Supreme Court against the 2010 Allahabad high court judgment, which had said the disputed 22.7 acres should be equally divided among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara, and Ram Lalla.

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    Published: 17 Oct 2019, 11:02 AM IST
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