On October 29, the Supreme Court said an “appropriate bench” would decide in January when to hear the politically sensitive case. HIGHLIGHTS Babri Masjid stood on disputed site, was razed in 1992 Allahabad High Court divided land into 3 parts Supreme Court hearing pleas challenging the High Court's verdict The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Hindu Mahasabha's plea seeking an early hearing of the Ayodhya title suit. The case pertains to pleas challenging an Allahabad High Court judgment that divided disputed land in the Uttar Pradesh city, believed by millions of Hindus to be Lord Ram's birthplace, into three parts. On October 29, the Supreme Court said an appropriate bench would decide in January when to hear the politically sensitive case. The court's decision disappointed many Hindu groups, which had hoped for a day-to-day hearing to begin. Immediately, there was a chorus of demands from within the BJP and various Sangh Parivar outfits that the Centre bring an Ordinance or legislation in the Winter session of Parliament for the early construction of a Ram temple (without waiting for the court's verdict) ahead of next year's general elections. The Congress and Muslim groups wanted all stakeholders to wait for the verdict. In 1992, the Babri Masjid, which stood on the disputed land in Ayodhya, was razed by kar sevaks. In 2010, the Allahabad High Court divided the land between the Ram Lalla, the Nirmohi Akhada and the Sunni Waqf Board. On November 1 this year, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue Rakesh Sinha, who is a BJP MP, suggested he would soon introduce a private member's bill in Parliament seeking the construction of a Ram temple.