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The Supreme Court ordered mediation in the Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to complete in 8 weeks. Catch LIVE updates on the SC order

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	The Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation in the Ayodhya&#39;s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to settle it amicably. The SC Bench, comprising Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer appointed three members panel headed by retired SC Judge FM I Kalifulla.&nbsp;The court has barred media from reporting mediation proceedings, which are to be held confidentially.&nbsp;The bench directed that the mediation will be held at Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh and the process should start within a week from Friday.</div>
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The bench also directed that panel of mediators can co-opt more members in the team and in case of any difficulty the chairman will inform the apex court registry about it.<br />
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The Supreme Court ordered mediation in the Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to complete in 8 weeks. Catch LIVE updates on Ayodhya dispute case

Ayodhya dispute case LIVE updates: SC says Mediation to be held in Faizabad

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Ahead of the SC order, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy tweeted: It is an irony that only two Prime Ministers did anything to advance the cause of building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Rajiv Gandhi and Narasimha Rao both Congress. And yet Congress now has turned 180 degrees today.

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	We welcome this decision, Swami Chakrapani told a news channel.</div>
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The panel members will submit first progress report within four weeks

The panel members will submit first progress report within four weeks.

Mediation proceedings to be completed in 8 weeks

The Supreme Court has ordered mediation proceedings to be completed in eight weeks.

The court has barred media from reporting mediation proceedings, which are to be held confidentially.

Mediation in Ayodhya title dispute to be done by three member panel. Panel to be headed by Justice (retd) Kaifulla. Other members: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Chennai lawyer Shriram Panchu.

Retired SC judge F M I K Kalifulla, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sri Ram Panchu to be on mediation panel.

SC appoints three members panel headed by retired SC Judge FM I Kalifulla

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	SC&nbsp; Constitution bench appointed three members panel headed by retired SC Judge FM I Kalifulla.</div>

Mediation proceedings will be held in camera

Mediation proceedings will be held in camera, which means that no media coverage will be allowed.

SC sends Ayodhya land title dispute to mediation

Not giving mediation a chance would be wrong: SC on Ayodhya case

We're conscious of the gravity of the land dispute and the outcome on country, SC said on Wednesday

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	During the hearing on Wednesday, the Supreme Court observed that while it was conscious of the gravity of the land dispute and the outcome on country.</div>

SC on Ayodhya dispute highlights: Mediation to be held in Faizabad