SC hearing on Ram-Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case

Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment in the Ayodhya case.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court began hearing the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute case on Tuesday morning. A five-judge constitution bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer is listening to the politically sensitive case.
Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, in which the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya was divided equally among three parties – the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla by the court.
Here are the updates from the Supreme Court:
26 February 2019, 11:13 AM
Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, representing a Muslim party, says he is yet to examine translation of documents.
26 February 2019, 11:13 AM
If translations of documents are now acceptable to all, parties cannot contest translations once proceedings begin, says SC.
26 February 2019, 11:12 AM
SC refers to copies of report filed by Secretary-General on status of documents and sealed records in the Ayodhya case.
CJI Gogoi has asked lawyers of both sides to peruse the report.
26 February 2019, 11:10 AM
The Supreme Court Tuesday commenced hearing on the politically sensitive Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute matter. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer is hearing the matter. Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya be partitioned equally among the three parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.