Today the Supreme Court will decide on whether to allow the High Court in Lucknow to deliver its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute before the end of the month.
Retired bureaucrat Ramesh Chand Tripathi has asked that the verdict be deferred to allow the contesting parties to arrive at some sort of settlement.
"The difference between Mandir group and Masjid group are so diverse. That's why we want the judgement to be pronounced," says Anoop Chaudhri who is representing the Sunni Central Waqf Board in court.
But the Nirmohi Akhara, also a key party in the suit, said it will request the Supreme Court to ask for the verdict to be deferred for three months to allow for a solution through negotiations.
The Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia, along with Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan will consider that request.
The case has extended over sixty years. A verdict was due last Friday, but was stayed by the Supreme Court on the basis of Tripathi's petition.
What happens next could be shaped by the union government and its views -it was made a party to the case last week. "The Congress and Centre have always maintained that there are two ways out. One, that the two parties sit and resolve the matter through talks, and if that is not possible, then the court's verdict should be accepted by all," said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherhjee.
One of the three judges hearing the case in Lucknow is scheduled to retire at the end of the month. The government on the court's recommendation could give him an extension. If that doesn't happen, it could mean the arguments will have to be heard again.
The Supreme Court can choose to give the parties involved one last chance for an out-of-court settlement within a fixed time period.
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