Report on Ayodhya case will be submitted on August 1st : Informs SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Ayodhya panel to continue mediation till the end of July and submit a report on August 1.
The top court bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi sought a report on the progress made. The court had then said it may begin day-today hearing from July 25 if it feels the mediation process hasn’t made much headway.
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of appeals against the Allahabad high court’s September 30, 2010, verdict that ordered the 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya to be divided equally among three parties — the Sunni Waqf Board; the Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu religious denomination; and an organisation that represents the infant deity Ram Lalla.
Retired Justice FM Khalifullah is the head of the mediation panel. The other members of the panel are the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu, who is a trained mediator.
The court had directed both sides. Hindu and Muslim organisations to maintain utmost confidentiality during the mediation, which was to be held in-camera.
