Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Tuesday indicated that October16 (Wednesday) could be the last day of hearing in Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri masjidland dispute case. During Tuesday's hearing, the CJI said that on Wednesday, 45 minutes will be given to advocate CS Vaidyanathan to argue for Hindu parties and 1 hour will be given to Muslim parties on rejoinder. The CJI also said that4 slots of 45 min each will be given to all other Hindu parties to complete their arguments.Giving the time frame to the concerned parties, the SC said that the duration of hearing would be extended till 5pm on Wednesday to allow both the Hindu and Muslim parties to submit their final arguments. It is to be noted that the SC bench hearing the case also sat till 5pm on Tuesday (October15).

The SC bench will reserve the judgment after the conclusionof arguments. It is expected that the bench, also comprising justices SA Bobde,DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer would deliver the verdict byNovember 17 as the CJI Gogoi is set to retire on that date.

Earlier on Tuesday, the counsel for a Hindu party said thatMughal emperor Babur had committed a historical wrong by constructing a mosqueat the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya and the time has come to rectify thismistake. Senior advocate K Parasaran, appearing for Mahant Suresh Das, told afive-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that thereare 50-55 mosques in Ayodhya where Muslims can offer namaz but it is impossiblefor Hindus to change the birth place of Lord Ram.

Notably, fourteen appeals have been filed in the SCchallenging the judgment passed by Allahabad High Court in 2010. In itsjudgment, the Allahabad HC had ruled that 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya be dividedequally among the three parties - the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara andRam Lalla.