Justice U U Lalit

(With inputs from PTI)

Supreme Court defers Ayodhya case hearing

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Sunday cancelled the January 29 hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case due to non-availability of one of the five judges of a Constitution bench.Justice S A Bobde will not be available on January 29 due to which sitting of the Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi stands cancelled, as per a notice issued by the Supreme Court registry.The five-judge bench was re-constituted on January 25, as, who was a member of the original bench, had recused himself from hearing the matter. This was followed by Justice N V Ramana withdrawing citing personal reasons.Besides the CJI , the new bench comprises justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer.