How did the Ayodhya land dispute case get to where it is?
'the unnecessary delay ... is causing a crisis so far as people's patience and trust are concerned', sais UP CM Yogi Adityanath
The five-judge bench was re-constituted on January 25 after Justice U U Lalit, who was a member of the original bench, recused himself from hearing the matter.
The SC cancelled the January 29 hearing in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case as one member of the five-judge Constitution bench would not be available
In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site
Addressing the booth level presidents in Kanpur this afternoon, Shah claimed while the BJP was committed to the Ram temple cause, the Congress has always tried to defer the hearing of the case in SC
The proposal could provide an honourable escape route to the SC and the government
It will be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
The bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer reserved the order on whether or not to refer the Ayodhya land dispute for mediation
Matter not only about only about property; it is about mind, heart and healing, top court observes
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday had reserved the order after hearing various contesting parties
The Nirmohi Akhara and VHP have been unrelenting in their claims of the land and Muslims feel ceding to their demands would amount to surrender
A notice was put up on the apex court website to say that the matter will be heard by a five-judge Constitution bench.
The senior lawyer said that "nothing much has been happening" in the land dispute which was referred to the three-member panel
Daily hearing from July 25 if mediation fails
Three-member committee failed to find a solution to the dispute through mediation, says court.
The court, which had perused a report about the progress of mediation process till July 18, had said that its contents will remain confidential as per its earlier order
It is claimed that about 10,000 members from both Hindu and Muslim communities
However, Wakf board ruled out the settlement, stating that the case has been in the court for long
Observations came after Subramanian Swamy mentioned the matter seeking urgent hearing of the issue