THE AYODHYA ISSUE

The RAM janma bhoomi and Babri masjid controversy is no longer  a subject of Courts to adjudicate upon.The Supreme Court of India has rightly  stayed the  delivery of  High Court’s  judgement on the matter.Hope the enterim stay gets  regularised in the next hearing due on 28th Oct’2010.

It has been argued that efforts to make out-of-court settlement have failed.

In fact  what’s needed is  courrt mediated binding settlement.The Supreme Court could initiate  mediation among the  concerned parties and  strike a  settlement acceptable to all.ALL PARTIES ARE SAYING NOW THAT THEY WOULD RESPECT THE VERDICT OF THE hIGH cOURT.IN THE SAME REATH, THEY ALSO SAY THAT IF THEY LOSE HERE THEY WILL CERTAINLY APPEAL IN THE SUPREME COURT !!

What does it indicate? None of the parties would be  satisfied with the ’semi-final’ !The matter will continue to drag  longer with all the  ugly
consequences and ill-will between the  two communities !

Let the court mediated out-of -court settlement take  some more time but the gesture of respect that all parties are showing towards the Supreme Court  ssuggests that an amicable  setlement may be reached.

The ‘give and take’ spirit  can’t be trusted with political mediation but the same spirit could be acceptable if appropriate judicial mediation is done.

Let us empower the Supreme Court through a pARLIAMENTARY LEGISLATION IF SUCH POWERS ARE NOT ALREADY  EXISTING !