The Supreme Court is likely to consider on Friday the “outcome” of mediation proceedings conducted by a panel set up to amicably resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya and may decide where to hear the matter or continue with the mediation.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief JusticeRanjanGogoi, on July 18, had asked the three-member mediation panel, headed byformer apex court judge F M I Kalifulla, to inform the court about the outcomeof the mediation proceedings as on July 31 by August 1 to enable it to proceedfurther in the matter.
It is understood that the Kalifulla panel has submitted itsreport on Thursday in a sealed cover about the progress made in the in-cameramediation proceedings.
“We request the mediation panel to inform the court theoutcome of the mediation proceedings as on July 31 …,” said the bench,also comprising justices S ABobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S ANazeer.
The bench, which had perused a report about the progress ofmediation process till July 18, had said that its contents will remainconfidential as per its earlier order.
The apex court had on July 11 sought a report on themediation process and said that a day-to-day hearing might commence from July25 if the court decides to conclude the mediation proceedings.It had requested Justice Kalifulla to apprise itby July 18 about the progress of mediation till date and its present stage.