SC to pronounce much awaited Ayodhya verdict shortly

New Delhi:The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Ayodhya Babri Masjid land dispute case on Saturday, at 1030 hrs. The apex court had, on October 16, reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions in connection with the  Ayodhya Ram Mandir and Babri Masjid land (Title) dispute case. 

The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, on Friday reserved its judgement, after hearing from all the parties in the case.

The four other judges in the five-judge Constitution bench, which heard the case, include Justices Sharad Arvind Bobde, Ashok Bhushan, D Y Chandrachud and S Abdul Nazeer.

The Apex Court was hearing the case from August 6, this year, on a day-to-day basis, (five days a week) after the mediation process, conducted by a three-member Mediation panel, headed by Justice (Retired) FMI Kalifullah, in the case failed. (UNI)