Tag: Ayodhya

CBI’s Babri verdict contrary to 2019 SC judgement, constitutional spirit, says Congress

Source:-theprint New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said a special CBI court’s decision to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid case runs counter to constitutional spirit and the 2019 Supreme Court judgement that described the demolition of the structure as an “egregious violation of the rule of law”. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala

Supreme Court rules against Supreme Court, keeps CJI office under RTI.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the office of Chief Justice comes under the transparency law, the Right to Information (RTI) Act, adding that judicial independence cannot be attained by holding back information. ‘Judicial independence and accountability go hand in hand…Transparency strengthens independence,” said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who heads the five-judge bench.

Ayodhya Case: SC Reserves Order, to Conduct Closed-door Proceedings Today on Mediation Panel Report.

Source – news18.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded the daily hearings in the politically sensitive case of the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya and reserved its judgement. The bench heard for 40 days the arguments in the decades-old temple-mosque dispute — the second longest proceedings in its history. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed

Ayodhya hearing: Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan marred his performance in Supreme Court with his needless Arnab Goswami act

Source – firstpost.com The document that Dhavan tore up was a map of Ram Janmabhoomi site that was taken from a book titled ‘Ayodhya Revisited’ written former IPS officer Kishore Kunal and was being presented by the Hindu Mahasabha to buttress their claim of pre-existence of the Ram Temple on the disputed site The legal

Deadline for Ayodhya hearing: What if case is not decided before CJI retires?

Source: indiatoday.in he Supreme Court has set a tentative deadline for completion of arguments in Ayodhya title dispute by October 18. If this happens, this would give the bench roughly a month’s time to pronounce its judgment. For, if the Supreme Court bench does not decide the case before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi retires on November 17,