Ram temple dispute: SC constitutes 5-judge Constitution bench ahead of polls

A five-Judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been constituted to hear the title suit in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya case, which will begin hearing on January 10. The others on the bench will be Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice D.Y. Chandrchud according to a notice issued by the Additional Registrar (Listing) on Tuesday. Last week the CJI had said that the long-disputed case would be posted before an appropriate bench.

(With inputs from agencies.)