Srijan Pandey | HENB | News Delhi | July 11, 2019:: The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking early hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute on Thursday. The case will be heard by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who heads the bench in the case.

Gopal Singh Visharad had filed an application for the early hearing of the case. Visharad, who is one of the original plaintiffs in the case, said no progress had been made in the mediation ordered by the Supreme Court to settle the issue.

The SC had on March 8 constituted a three-member committe chaired by former SC judge Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior Madras High Court advocate Sriram Panchu for exploring possibilities of an amicable settlement to the land dispute. The court had expressed the view that the proceedings must conducted with “utmost confidentiality” to ensure its success.

The bench, while agreeing to look into the matter, had asked Visharad to file necessary application to this effect.

On May 10, the court had given a deadline of August 15 to the mediation panel to find a reasonable solution to the dispute.