Ayodhya case back in SC; will top court resolve dispute forever?

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered day-to-day hearing from August 6 of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case at Ayodhya after noting that mediation proceedings to resolve the dispute amicably have failed.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took note of the report of the three-member mediation panel, headed by former Supreme Court judge F.M.I. Kalifulla, that its effort to find out an amicable resolution to the dispute have failed.

The Supreme Court bench said that in view of the development, the Ayodhya land dispute will be heard on day-to-day basis from August 6.

The mediation panel in its report submitted on Thursday said the Hindu and the Muslim parties have not been able to find a solution to the vexatious dispute.