Ayodhya verdict postponement plea may go before larger Bench

The plea for postponement of the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit is likely to be heard by a larger Bench following differences on the issue between the two judges hearing the petition.

Justices R V Raveendran and H L Gokhale in their order staying pronouncement of the High Court verdict by a week admitted that there were differences in the Bench.

"In view of the differences, place the matter before the Chief Justice of India for constituting a larger Bench," the judges said in their order.

Hearing a petition of retired bureaucrat Ramesh Chand Tripathi for deferment of the verdict, Justice Raveendran was of the view that the plea should be dismissed while Justice Gokhale was of the opinion that a notice should be issued for exploring the option of settlement.