New Delhi, August 6: The day-to-day hearing in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case has started today in Supreme Court, after all, efforts to arrive at an amicable settlement through mediation have failed. Senior Advocate Sushil Jain, appearing for Nirmohi Akhara laid full claims on the 2.77 acre-land, saying they have been possessing, managing and worshipping Ram Lalla since time immemorial at the disputed site. Ayodhya Case in Supreme Court Live News Updates: Bench Rises For Lunch, Hearing to Resume at 2pm.

He told the Apex Court that the Akhara was in possession of the inner courtyard and Ram Janmasthan for hundreds of years. The counsel added, "Outer courtyard having 'Sita Rasoi', 'Chabutra', 'Bhandar Grah' were in our possession and it was never a part of the dispute in any case."According to Bar & Bench updates, he said, "The plaintiffs have been wrongfully deprived of the charge and management of the temple. I am making a prayer for the removal of the Receiver and giving the custody and management to the plaintiff."

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Jain cited judgment to the effect that a place cannot be considered a mosque if no prayers/ namaz is offered there. Elaborating on this, Jain said, "Muslims stopped 5 times prayer daily in 1934 at Babri Masjid and completely abandoned the structure even for Friday prayer from December 16, 1949. The idols were placed inside the mosque on the intervening night of Dec 22-23, 1949."Thus reiterating his point that no Muslims were allowed to enter the structure since 1934 and it has been in exclusive possession of the Akhara.

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