'Not an extra day': SC wants arguments in Ayodhya case to end by Oct 18

Hindu and Muslim parties in Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case asked to wrap up their arguments.

The Supreme Court Thursday asked Hindu and Muslim parties to give it a time for completing arguments in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, warning there it will not allow hearings after October 18.

"There will not be any extra day after October 18. It will be miraculous, if we deliver the judgement in four weeks in the matter," said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who is set to retire on November 17.

CJI-headed 5-judge bench, also comprising Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, asked Muslim parties to