New Delhi, July 22 -- A three-member selection committee has begun scrutinising more than 5,500 applications for the post of CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with the final appointment expected around 15 August, according to The Times of India.

The trust, which currently has 12 members, is also expected to return to its full sanctioned strength of 15 trustees as three vacant positions are filled.

The vacancies arose following the resignations of former general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, as well as the death of Vimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, popularly known as the Raja of Ayodhya.

A member of the selection committee told TOI that the recruitment process is expected to take around four weeks, with...