The 70-year-old litigation by Hindu and Muslim parties for the ownership of the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land in Ayodhya, which ranks among the most important cases in the history of India, inched closer to finality on Wednesday, with the Supreme Court confirming that its verdict would be pronounced on or before November 17, the day CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires.
After counsels for Hindu and Muslim parties — K Parasaran, C S Vaidyanathan and Rajeev Dhavan — gave a rough estimate of the time they would need to conclude arguments, the five-judge constitution bench of CJI Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer held a brief consultation with each other and said, “We hope to conclude the hearing by October 18, which will give us four weeks to write the judgment.”
 

The 70-year-old litigation by Hindu and Muslim parties for the ownership of the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land in Ayodhya, which ranks among the most important cases in the history of India, inched closer to finality on Wednesday, with the Supreme Court confirming that its verdict would be pronounced on or before November 17, the day CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires.
After counsels for Hindu and Muslim parties — K Parasaran, C S Vaidyanathan and Rajeev Dhavan — gave a rough estimate of the time they would need to conclude arguments, the five-judge constitution bench of CJI Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer held a brief consultation with each other and said, “We hope to conclude the hearing by October 18, which will give us four weeks to write the judgment.”