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Ayodhya dispute: Media frenzy surrounds case

News channels in India and Pakistan have abandoned normal programming to bring viewers the latest on the Ayodhya land dispute.

The 60-year legal battle is expected to end today as the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pronounces the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit in the Babri Masjid and Ram janambhoomi case. The verdict is one of the longest running and contentious cases of independent India.

According to CNN-IBN, it�۪s the longest running legal dispute in India. Call it what you will – Babri dispute or Ram Mandir dispute – it all simply boils down to who owns 60 sq ft by 40 ft land in Ayodhya. A place where the Babri Masjid used to stand till 6th December 1992.

Aaj Tak, Star News, NDTV 24×7, ARY News and Geo News in the UK have all switched to rolling coverage from outside the courts in Lucknow.