Ayodhya case verdict date
New Delhi, Oct 16: Arguments in the Ayodhya case are likely to be completed today. The court has exactly a month's time to deliver its verdict in this case.
There
is
a
likelihood
that
the
verdict
could
be
delivered
on
or
before
November
17,
2019.
The
verdict
would
have
to
be
delivered
by
November
17,
2019,
as
Chief
Justice
of
India,
Ranjan
Gogoi,
heading
the
Bench
retires
on
that
day.
The
question
is
what
if
the
hearing
is
not
completed
in
the
stipulated
time.
What
if
it
drags
on
until
November
and
the
Bench
is
unable
to
complete
it.
If the Bench is unable to complete the hearing and cannot deliver the verdict by November 17, the day the CJI retires, it would then have to be referred to another Bench.
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Can the newly constituted Bench continue from where the previous Bench left off. No. The entire matter would need to be heard afresh before the verdict is delivered.
The court had said that if the parties desire to settle the dispute through the SC appointed mediation panel, then they were free to do so. Since the hearing is at an advanced stage, it will continue in the SC, the Bench had also said.
The court further had said that while the hearing will go on, the mediation panel can go ahead with negotiations and if a settlement is reached, the same could be filed in the Supreme Court.
Ayodhya case: What if verdict is not delivered by November 17 2019
The Allahabad High Court had divided the disputed land into three equal parts and allowed one part each to the deity Ram Lalla, Nimrohi Akhara and Sunni Waqf Board.