On the last day of hearing in the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya case, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/ayodhya-case-supreme-court-directs-up-government-to-provide-security-to-wakf-board-chief-255961">the Sunni Waqf board</a>&nbsp;which is&nbsp;one of the petitioners sought to withdraw from the&nbsp;Ayodhya title dispute.

The mediation panel informed India's highest court about the Waqf board’s decision as a five-judge Constitution bench&nbsp;headed by Chief Justice of India(CJI) Ranjan Gogoi began its hearing in the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-to-hear-ayodhya-land-dispute-case-from-today-240984">Ayodhya case in the Supreme</a> Court today.

The top court has been hearing the case for the past thirty-nine days, today is the fortieth&nbsp;day of the hearing.&nbsp;

The hearing is likely to end today.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi during the hearing dismissed intervention application of one of the parties Hindu Maya Sabha in the Ayodhya land case.&nbsp;

"This matter is going to be over by 5pm today. Enough is enough," CJI Ranjan Gogoi said.

On the last day of hearing in the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya case, the Sunni Waqf board which is one of the petitioners sought to withdraw from the Ayodhya title dispute.

On the last day of hearing in the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya case, the Sunni Waqf board which is one of the petitioners sought to withdraw from the Ayodhya title dispute. The mediation panel informed India's highest court about the Waqf board’s decision as a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India(CJI) Ranjan Gogoi began its hearing in the Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court today. The top court has been hearing the case for the past thirty-nine days, today is the fortieth day of the hearing. The hearing is likely to end today. CJI Ranjan Gogoi during the hearing dismissed intervention application of one of the parties Hindu Maya Sabha in the Ayodhya land case. "This matter is going to be over by 5pm today. Enough is enough," CJI Ranjan Gogoi said.

Sunni Waqf board seeks to withdraw from Ayodhya title dispute

Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the mediation committee to reach an amicable solution in the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/ayodhya-case-nirmohi-akhara-requests-sc-to-move-mediation-proceedings-to-neutral-place-205855"> Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute</a> case.&nbsp;

The court extended the deadline till August 15th for the mediation panel to help solve the dispute at Ayodhya.&nbsp;

"We have received the report from the mediation committee and additional time has been sought," the apex court said. The top court said it had received the mediation committee’s report on May 7th.

On March 8th, the Supreme Court had asked the panel to hold in-camera proceedings and complete it within eight weeks.&nbsp;

The five-judge bench is being headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi which includes Justices SA Bobde, SA Nazeer, Ashok Bhushan and DY Chandrachud.

“Chairperson of the committee has requested for additional time till August 15. We will allow the request," the court added.

India's top court had appointed three members - former apex court judge FM Ibrahim&nbsp; Kalifulla, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and advocate Sriram Panchu - as mediators to help settle the decades-long dispute.

"Nobody will come in the way of the mediation process," the Supreme Court declared.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi said the court would not like to short circuit the mediation process.

Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the mediation committee to reach an amicable solution in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute case. The court extended the deadline till August 15th for the mediation panel to help solve the dispute at Ayodhya.

Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the mediation committee to reach an amicable solution in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute case. The court extended the deadline till August 15th for the mediation panel to help solve the dispute at Ayodhya. "We have received the report from the mediation committee and additional time has been sought," the apex court said. The top court said it had received the mediation committee’s report on May 7th. On March 8th, the Supreme Court had asked the panel to hold in-camera proceedings and complete it within eight weeks. The five-judge bench is being headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi which includes Justices SA Bobde, SA Nazeer, Ashok Bhushan and DY Chandrachud. “Chairperson of the committee has requested for additional time till August 15. We will allow the request," the court added. India's top court had appointed three members - former apex court judge FM Ibrahim Kalifulla, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and advocate Sriram Panchu - as mediators to help settle the decades-long dispute. "Nobody will come in the way of the mediation process," the Supreme Court declared. CJI Ranjan Gogoi said the court would not like to short circuit the mediation process.

Supreme Court grants additional time to mediators in Ayodhya case

The Supreme Court has set up a five-judge constitution bench to hear the Ayodhya case.&nbsp;

The bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and will include Justice&nbsp;SA Bobde, Justice NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit, Justice DY Chandrachud.&nbsp;

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The Ayodhya dispute is over 2.77 acres of land over which the Babri Masjid used to stand before it was demolished on December 6, 1992. It is also the most divisive in the country.&nbsp;

On Friday, the court had said — in a hearing that lasted all of 60 seconds — that further orders in the matter would be passed on January 10 by "the appropriate bench, as may be constituted".

In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had accepted that the disputed site was the birthplace of Lord Ram and had given two-thirds of it to the Hindus. The rest of the site was given to the Sunni Waqf Board.&nbsp;

The order was appealed by both Hindu and Muslim groups in the Supreme Court — as many as 14 appeals were filed — which stayed the order in 2011.&nbsp;

With the general elections fast approaching (they have to be held before May) the dispute, one of the country's oldest, has once again begun to take centre stage.&nbsp;

Right-wing Hindu groups have recently been calling for an ordinance saying that a temple will be built on the disputed site. Prime Minister Narendra Modi however said recently in an interview to ANI that any decision on an ordinance would be taken&nbsp;only after the Supreme Court&nbsp;had finished hearing the matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Supreme Court has set up a five-judge constitution bench to hear the Ayodhya case. The bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and will include Justice SA Bobde, Justice NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit, Justice DY Chandrachud.

The Supreme Court has set up a five-judge constitution bench to hear the Ayodhya case. The bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and will include Justice SA Bobde, Justice NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit, Justice DY Chandrachud. Five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya case on January 10. pic.twitter.com/fke7uIiAaS — ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2019 × The Ayodhya dispute is over 2.77 acres of land over which the Babri Masjid used to stand before it was demolished on December 6, 1992. It is also the most divisive in the country. On Friday, the court had said — in a hearing that lasted all of 60 seconds — that further orders in the matter would be passed on January 10 by "the appropriate bench, as may be constituted". In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had accepted that the disputed site was the birthplace of Lord Ram and had given two-thirds of it to the Hindus. The rest of the site was given to the Sunni Waqf Board. The order was appealed by both Hindu and Muslim groups in the Supreme Court — as many as 14 appeals were filed — which stayed the order in 2011. With the general elections fast approaching (they have to be held before May) the dispute, one of the country's oldest, has once again begun to take centre stage. Right-wing Hindu groups have recently been calling for an ordinance saying that a temple will be built on the disputed site. Prime Minister Narendra Modi however said recently in an interview to ANI that any decision on an ordinance would be taken only after the Supreme Court had finished hearing the matter.

5-judge Supreme Court bench to hear Ayodhya case on January 10