India, July 14 -- Efforts to explore an out-of-court settlement in three major religious site disputes in Uttar Pradesh have failed to gain traction, with parties in the Gyanvapi, Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah and the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid cases insisting that the courts adjudicate the matter. The Supreme Court has launched the 'Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonisation Across Nation' (SAMADHAN SAMAROH) to encourage amicable settlement of pending cases through mediation ahead of a Special Lok Adalat scheduled to be held on August 21, 22 and 23. Also Read - Ahmedabad blasts: HC cites scale of terror, conspiracy to uphold death penalty for 38 IM operatives As part of the initiative, parties in several pending matters have been asked to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement. In the Gyanvapi case, Hindu side counsel Madan Mohan Yadav said the Supreme Court had asked both parties to appear before the mediation centre of a Varanasi court on July 14 to explore a possible resolution. In the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid-Hari Har temple dispute, mosque committee's counsel Shakeel Ahmad Warsi said the issue involved religious faiths and was too sensitive to be resolved through compromise. In the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute, mediation proceedings held before the District Legal Services Authority in Mathura earlier this month failed after no representative of the Muslim side attended the meeting, Hindu side's counsel Hareram Tripathi said. He said both parties had been invited twice to participate in the conciliation process, but the Muslim side did not appear, following which the mediation proceedings were closed.
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