Earlier this month, Alok Kumar had set the "deadline" for the government to bring the ordinance in Parliament by the year-end.
Before the apex court's decision of postponing the hearing to January, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said Hindus are running out of patience and feared about the consequences if the verdict does not come in their favour.
The Supreme Court today morning fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the appropriate bench will decide the future course of hearing in January next year on the appeals filed against the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
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"The Honorable Supreme Court has decided to fix the matter in the month of January, when this matter is listed then the date of hearing will be fixed from time to time. There may be a composition new bench or the same bench may also continue," said a lawyer present at the hearing.