JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The Interlocutory Application No. 19 of 2010 in Original Suit No. 2 of 1988 (for modification of the order dated 12th January, 2010) is dismissed.

3. As regards the Original Suit No. 2 of 1988 under Article 131 of the Constitution of India filed by the State of Assam against the State of Nagaland, we are of the opinion that apart from the proceedings before the Local Commission appointed earlier by this Court, an attempt should also be made to resolve the dispute between the State of Assam and State of Nagaland by mediation.

4. The present dispute is for determining the boundary between the State of Assam and State of Nagaland. The State of Nagaland was created by an Act of Parliament of 1962 out of the territories of Assam, but the exact boundary between the two States is yet to be determined.

5. We, therefore, appoint Mr. Sriram Panchoo, Senior Advocate, High Court of Madras at Chennai and Mr. Niranjan Bhat, Senior Advocate, High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad, who are two of the foremost experts in mediation in India, to be the Co-mediators. They may also take the help of experts and may also have one assistant each for the proce