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SC reconstitutes 5-member Constitution Bench to hear Ayodhya dispute case

A notice sent by the Supreme Court registry to various parties said that the Ayodhya dispute matter will be listed on Jan 29

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2019 | 7:24 PM IST

A new five-judge Constitution Bench was constituted in the Supreme Court on Friday to hear the politically sensitive Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute in Ayodhya.  

The Bench was re-constituted as Justice U U Lalit, who was a member of the original Bench had recused himself from hearing the matter.

The new Bench comprises Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer. 
 

Justice N V Ramana, who was on the Bench which last heard the matter on January 10, is also not a member in the new Bench.

Justice Bhushan is also a new member on the Bench.
 

A notice sent by the Supreme Court registry to various parties said that the Ayodhya dispute matter will be listed on Thursday, January 29, 2019, in "Chief Justice's court before the constitution bench comprising the CJI, and Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer.  

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First Published: Jan 25 2019 | 7:06 PM IST

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