Nationalist residents on the lower Ormeau Road in the city are trying to stop the Protestant Apprentice Boys organisation from walking past their homes.

Three judges, who sat in the Court of Appeal until 2100 BST on Thursday, have reserved their judgement in an appeal against a decision to allow the march.

A ruling is not now expected until Friday.

On 6 April, the Northern Ireland Parades Commission ruled that the march could go ahead and upheld its decision on appeal.

Earlier on Thursday, an application for a judicial review of the parades commission's decision to allow the parade was dismissed.

Mr Justice Kerr dismissed an application for a legal challenge brought by local resident Mrs Patricia Pelan, who was supported by the residents' group, the Lower Ormeau Concerned Community (LOCC).

The judge held that the commission was entitled to conclude that the failure of Apprentice Boys to enter the mediation process with a pre-conceived stance, did not outweigh all the other factors it considered in coming to its decision.

In those circumstances, he said, he was satisfied that no case had been made out for a judicial review and he dismissed the application.