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Supreme Court extends tenure of special judge in Babri Mosque demolition case
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Supreme Court extends tenure of special judge in Babri Mosque demolition case

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 19 Jul 2019, 12:23 pm

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) In  crucial order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that the trial against senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders -- L K Advani, Dr MM Joshi and many others -- for their alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy in the demolition of Babri Mosque to be completed within nine months from today.

A division bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi directed extension of tenure of the Special CBI Judge of Lucknow trial court, SK Yadav, who is hearing the case.

The trial court judge had in a letter addressed to the Supreme Court sought another six months to complete the trial in the case.

In his letter, the judge stated that he would be retiring on September 30, 2019, and thereby needed more time to wind up the trial.

The apex court asked the trial court judge to complete the evidence in six months. "Oral arguments be kept bare minimum," it added.

Trial is going on in the Lucknow Court against Advani, Joshi and many others for their involvement and criminal conspiracy in the Babri Mosque demolition case. 

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