The arguments in the Ayodhya matter have currently concluded. The Supreme Court has reserved its order on the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land title dispute, saying that the rest of the submissions can be made in written form in the next three days. Today was the 40th and last day of the hearing.
Earlier, the Court witnessed a dramatic spectacle when an infuriated Rajeev Dhawan, counsel representing the Muslim parties' Sunni Waqf Board, tore apart papers and maps handed over to him by senior advocate Vikas Singh, who was representing the All India Hindu Mahasabha. The map contained a depiction of the disputed 'Ram Janamsthan' or the alleged birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.
Earlier today, CJI Ranjan Gogoi said that the daily hearings on the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land dispute will end by 5 PM.
"By 5 PM this matter is going to be over. Enough is enough," Justice Gogoi had said while dismissing the intervention application filed by the Hindu Maha Sabha in the apex court seeking more time for arguments.
The five-judge bench Constitution bench headed by Justice Gogoi was hearing appeals challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict, which ordered equal division of the 2.77-acre of disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and the Ram Lalla.
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