Ayodhya Dispute: SC extends time for mediation panel till August 15

The Supreme Court on Friday granted time till August 15 to the three-member mediation panel in Ayodhya land dispute case to submit its report on the issue. The mediation panel headed by Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim (FMI) Kalifulla had sought time extension to find and an amicable solution of the politically sensitive issue. During the hearing, that barely lasted for three minutes, a five-judge constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to the panel's demand, saying that there was no harm in giving them more time as the case has been pending for many years.