Master Stroke: SC to hear Ayodhya title suit in January 2019

In a move that could see the Ayodhya issue not decided before the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the listing of the Ram Janmabhoomi title suit for an appropriate bench that will fix the dates in the first week of January 2019 for the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict trifurcating the disputed site.

"List the matters in the first week of January 2019 for fixing a date of hearing before the appropriate Bench," the court said in its order.