SC refuses to defer Ayodhya case until 2019 Lok Sabha polls
The Supreme Court bench hearing the Ayodhya dispute case refused to entertain a plea by lawyers representing the Sunni Waqf Board seeking to defer the case till the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The lawyers claimed the hearing could have repercussions on the Indian polity and the general elections. The bench, however, adjourned the hearing till February 8, 2018.