Ayodhya Case: Mediation process to remain confidential as panel granted time till August 15

The Supreme Court is hearing the Ayodhya title dispute case today. The mediation panel asked for time till August 15 whcih the Supreme Court granted. The mediation process will remain confidential and the court also said that no one will interfere in the mediation process. This is the first hearing after the top court constituted three-member mediation committee, tasked with exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement in the decades-old, politically sensitive, Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. The matter will be heard by a Constitution bench comprising of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and judges SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer. On March 8, the Supreme Court ordered mediation for the ‘permanent solution’ of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that the mediation process will be held in Faizabad on-camera but barred media from reporting the proceedings.

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