SC Verdict On Ayodhya Today

Hindu and Muslim parties had challenged three-way partition by Allahabad HC

- Krishnadas Rajagopal

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will on Saturday deliver its judgment in the cross-appeals filed by the Hindu and Muslim sides challenging the three-way partition of the disputed 2.77 acres of the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land among Ram Lalla, the Nirmohi Akhara and the Sunni Waqf Board in September 2010.

The hearings began on August 6 after a mediation attempt across the religious divide “to heal hearts and minds” failed to deliver. The Ayodhya case comes a close second to the longest heard case in the Supreme Court — the historic Kesavananda Bharati case.

The testimonies in the appeals alone ran into 54 volumes, consisting of 13,426 pages, which have been translated into English and filed by the Uttar Pradesh government. There are a total of 533 exhibits translated by various parties.