It had been managing the Ramjanmabhumi and receiving offerings from worshippers. It submitted that the “Asthan of Janam Bhumi was of ancient antiquity.”
The Akhara, represented by senior advocate Sushil Kumar Jain, submitted that Muslims had stopped offering regular prayers at the Babri mosque in 1934, when there was a riot. The Akhara is countering the high court’s conclusion that the disputed land was in the joint possession of Hindus and Muslims since 1855. The High Court had proceeded to formally divide the disputed land, saying there was no hindrance to turn a suit filed by the Hindus and Muslims for its exclusive possession to a suit for partition.
