The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order permitting the “scientific survey” of the Gyanvapi mosque premises stating that at this stage it will not go into the root of the matter whether such an order can be passed in the face of Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991.
The five sites are outside the 'Panchkosi Parikrama' limits, in accordance with the wishes of saints and seers who had wanted the proposed mosque at a 'safe distance' so that there would be no conflict in the future.
The top court had ruled that the disputed 2.77-acre land will be taken over by a Government trust for the construction of the temple, while a suitable plot of 5 acres at a prominent site in Ayodhya will be given to the Sunni Wakf Board.
The festival is scheduled to be held from November 15-17, around the time when the Supreme Court's judgement on the most awaited Ayodhya case will be delivered.
The hearing will continue on Wednesday.
The top court, in its observation, said that it may order mediation for the amicable resolution of the Ayodhya title issue.
The court said that a report be submitted by January 29 as to how much time it would require for translating the documents and the case material.
The Supreme Court decided to reconstitute the five-judge bench which is to hear the Ayodhya title dispute case on Thursday deferring the hearing to 29 January.
The Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and also comprising Justice SA Bobde, Justice NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit and Justice DY Chandrachud is scheduled to hear the matter on 10 January
The Allahabad High Court had in 2010 trifurcated the disputed site, giving one portion each to Ram Lalla, Nirmohi Akhara and the original Muslim litigant.
