Ayodhya Land Dispute Case: Supreme Court to Take Note of Reports by Three-Member Panel of Mediators Today
The Supreme Court on Friday will hear Ayodhya Land dispute case. The top court will take note of the reports by the three-member mediation panel which was formed to provide a solution. The hearing is taking place almost two years after the panel was formed.
New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court on Friday will hear Ayodhya Land dispute case. The top court will take note of the report by the three-member mediation panel. The hearing is taking place almost two months after the panel was formed. It comprised Justice (Retd) FM Kalifulla, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sriram Panchu. Justice Kalifulla headed the panel. During the hearing, the Court had said that mediators can co-opt more on the panel if necessary. "Uttar Pradesh government to provide mediators all the facilities in Faizabad. Mediators can seek further legal assistance as and when required", the Court had added.
The top court also directed that the proceedings should be confidential and media cannot publish details of proceedings. "We do not find any legal impediment in referring the matter to mediation", Supreme Court had said on March 8. Meanwhile, according to reports, Hindu bodies except Nirmohi Akhara opposed the suggestion of the apex court to refer the issue for mediation, while Muslim bodies supported it.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved the order after hearing various contesting parties. The bench also comprised Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer. Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute: Supreme Court Orders 'Confidential' Mediation.
Last month, the top court also dismissed a plea for performing puja at disputed land in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ramanavami. The top court also fined the petitioner Rs 5 lakh for filing the plea. Pulling up the petitioner, the apex court said that peace and communal harmony in the country should not be disturbed.
Meanwhile, 14 appeals have been filed in the Supreme Court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya be partitioned equally among the three parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.
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