The apex court is hearing a batch of petitions filed by -- Hindu and Muslim and others sides -- challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
As the hearing on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute nears its end, the Uttar Pradesh government has imposed Section 144 in Ayodhya district till December 10.
Last month, Chief Justice (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi had said that arguments have to be completed by October 18 as he is retiring from the Supreme Court on November 17. The verdict is to be delivered in November before he demits office.
Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha said upcoming festivals were also kept in mind while taking the decision to impose Section 144.
The apex court is hearing a batch of petitions filed by -- Hindu and Muslim and others sides -- challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, which divided the disputed site in Ayodhya into three equal parts.
The day-to-day hearing had started on August 6 after a court-appointed mediation panel failed to resolve the dispute through amicable settlement.
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by CJI Gogoi, is hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi - Babri Masjid land dispute on a daily basis. The CJI Gogoi has urged the parties in the matter to conclude the arguments by October 18.
"As per the estimate of tentative dates to finish the hearing in the case, we can say that the submissions have to be likely completed by October 18," he had said last month.
The hearing will enter into the crucial final leg on Monday when the Supreme Court resumes proceedings on the 38th day. October 17 is likely to be the last day of hearing when the parties will have to make the final arguments.
Earlier this week, a group of Muslim intellectuals under the banner of 'Indian Muslims for Peace' said that as a "goodwill gesture", majority of Muslims are ready to hand over the disputed 2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya to the Indian government.
On 6 December 1992, the Babri Masjid which stood on the disputed land was razed, triggering massive communal riots across India.
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