New Delhi, Oct. 23 :    New Delhi, Oct. 23:  Shatrughan Singh, an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is tipped to head the special Ayodhya cell, revived by the Prime Minister's Office to try and 'resolve' the 'dispute'. A notification to announce Singh's appointment is likely to be issued in a day or two. Official sources said Singh, who is from the 1983 batch, was chosen because of his 'knowledge and familiarity' with the issue. He was the Faizabad district commissioner after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and in that capacity was also the receiver of the Ram temple. According to a Supreme Court directive, a district commissioner has to function as the receiver till a verdict is given on the dispute. When the BJP had first come to power in Uttar Pradesh in 1991, Singh was a staff officer to the chief secretary and, according to state government sources, had played a key role in behind-the-scenes manoeuvres. He is now the chairman of the Uttaranchal Reorganisation Commission.