'The appearance of idols of deities inside Babri was not a miracle. It was a planned and surreptitious attack to put them on the intervening night of December 22-23, 1949'
The bench said that it will hear the matter because of the apex court's judgment in the Sabarimala temple case.
District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar hit upon the novel idea and sent 576 government employees to the central jail in Farrukhabad to interact with inmates, including government officials who are living in confines of the prison.
'The court can strengthen the verdict by ensuring that Muslims don't feel shortchanged or cheated.'
Security has been put on high alert across the nation as the Supreme Court of India is all set to deliver its verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, Sabarimala case and a host of other legal wrangles.
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VHP national working president Alok Kumar also rejected questions about the muhurta of the event, saying the 'best advice' has been taken including from the Head of the Jyotish Department of the Banaras Hindu University on timing of the ceremony.
It will be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
In a fresh plea on Tuesday, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land including the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site and sought permission of the top court to return the excess land to its original owners.
The judgment in the matter is to be pronounced by November 17, the day the CJI will retire.
"Suppose the suit of Ram Lalla goes then you have no independent claim... You can't survive if the deity does not survive."
