Live updates: Ayodhya land dispute case should be decided on the basis of law, say Muslim parties

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday started the hearing in Ram Janmabhumi-Babri Masjid title dispute case on 17th day. The SC bench hearing the case is being led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer.

It is to be noted that Hindu parties have already completed their arguments in this case and Muslim parties started putting forward their arguments from Monday.

The hearing in the case had commenced on August 6 with arguments being made on behalf of the Nirmohi Akhara. In the following hearings, apart from the Nirmohi Akhara, submissions were also made on behalf of the deity Ram Lalla.

Here are the live and latest updates from Monday's hearing:

02 September 2019

14:43 IST

The lawyer of Muslim parties, Rajiv Dhawan said that one mosque was demolished in 1939 and idol was placed there in 1949. He added that Babri Masjid was totally demolished in 1992 and under which law the rights of Nirmohi Akhara will be kept safe.

14:41 IST

The discovery of things like peacock and lotus from the disputed site does not prove that there was a temple there. He added that it has been repeatedly said before the court that no foreign traveller has ever mentioned about the mosque but Marco Polo had not written about Great Wall of China too. Dhawan noted that it is a matter of law. The SC then told Dhawan that even Muslim parties had placed historical evidence before the High Court.