A mural depicting Hindu gods Rama, left, and Sita is displayed on a wall in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)

Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court Seeks Status Report On Mediation Proceedings Within A Week

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The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the latest status report with regard to the ongoing mediation proceedings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute case within a week.

A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, requested former apex court judge and retired Justice FMI Kalifulla, chairperson of the three-member mediation panel, to submit the report by July 18 and said the court would pass further orders on the same date.

The bench said after perusing the latest status report, if it feels that the mediation process ought not to be concluded, the main Ayodhya dispute case will be heard by the apex court on a day-to-day basis from July 25.