New Delhi:  Just a day ahead of its release, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stall the release of the film Ram Ki Janmabhoomi, which is scheduled to hit the screens across the country on March 29.

A plea seeking to stall the release of the film was mentioned before a bench headed by Justice S A Bobde and the petitioner claimed that the release of the movie will vitiate the ongoing mediation proceeding in the Ayodhya land dispute case.

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"There is no connection between the mediation proceeding and the release of the movie," the bench said and listed the plea for hearing after two weeks. The film 'Ram Ki Janmabhoomi', directed by Sanoj Mishra, revolves around the controversial issue of Ram Mandir. Hearing a similar petition filed before it, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday that people will have to be tolerant if the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Constitution has to survive.

The court's observation came while hearing a plea filed by Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claimed to be a descendant of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, seeking to stop the release of the same film, Ram Ki Janmabhoomi. Directed by Sanoj Mishra, written and produced by Waseem Rizvi, the movie stars actors Rajveer Singh, Najneen Patni, Govind Namdeo, Manoj Joshi, Trisha Sachdeva and Aditya.

Meanwhile, SC ordered a formal mediation in the Ayodhya case on March 8 in a bid to finally solve the 60-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who is heading a five-judge bench for the same, said the case was about "mind, heart and healing - if possible." 

A three-member panel, including former Supreme Court judge, Justice FM Kalifulla, senior advocate Sriram Panchu, and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will conduct the mediation. The proceedings will remain confidential and there would be no reporting in the media.