SC to begin hearing on principal Ayodhya title suit from October 29

SC said now the civil suit on land dispute will be heard by a newly constituted three-judge Bench from October 29 as Justice Misra will retire on October 2 as the CJI

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said it will not set up a larger Bench to review its 1994 verdict which held a "mosque is not an essential part of the practice of Islam". The apex court’s decision has paved the way for a three-member Bench to begin hearing the principal Ayodhya title suit from October 29. The Ayodhya dispute has significant political ramifications, particularly in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) welcomed the SC's decision. "We welcome this decision and are confident that a just verdict will be reached over the case