Retired Justice Kalifullah to head mediation panel on Ayodhya dispute, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the panel too

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The Supreme Court has sent the Ayodhya Dispute for mediation between the parties involved. The mediation process is expected to start within 4 weeks and be completed within 8 weeks.

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The mediation process will be headed by retired Justice FM Kalifullah and have Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu as part of the panel as well. The Court said that the mediators can co-opt more members into the panel if necessary.

The mediation proceedings are to be held on camera and in Faizabad.

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Media reporting on the mediation process will be banned, the Court said. CJI Ranjan Gogoi said, “Court monitored mediation proceedings will be confidential.”

The Supreme Court on Wednesday had reserved its order on the matter of referring the Ram Janambhoomi dispute to a court-appointed and monitored mediation. While the Muslim petitioners were “agreeable to mediation”, Hindu petitioners had opposed it.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia