The Supreme Court is scheduled to resume hearing on appeals in the Ayodhya land dispute case on Friday. The Supreme Court had earlier adjourned hearing in the matter on May 17.
The Supreme Court is hearing 13 appeals filed against the 2010 judgement of the Allahabad High Court that mandated a three-way division of the disputed site in Ayodhya, where Hindu groups are seeking to build a Ram Mandir.
Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad declared on Thursday that it hoped construction of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya would begin by this year-end in a “legal and constitutional manner.” VHP working president Alok Kumar told reporters, “The final order may come by September-end,” if hearings in the case are conducted on a day-to-day basis.
Kumar exuded confidence that "The construction of the Ram Lalla Mandir is inevitable now,” and added the VHP's legal position in the case was strong. He added if the Supreme Court hearing did not proceed as expected, the VHP would approach the Hindu Sant Samaj (seers) to decide the “future course of action”.
Kumar also warned the VHP would approach MPs to enact a law to facilitate early construction of a Ram Mandir if the Supreme Court did not act expeditiously.
(With PTI, ANI inputs)