India, June 23 -- The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to accord an out-of-turn hearing on a plea seeking an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the management of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, observing there was no urgency in the matter.

The plea is listed at serial number 392 among 529 fresh cases before the Lucknow bench of the court on Monday. A vacation bench comprising Justice Pankaj Bhatia and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai said it was already dealing with a large number of cases and there was no occasion to hear the matter out of turn. The bench also orally observed that since the State Government had already taken cognisance of the issue, there was no urgency at this stage.

Petitioner Mohit Ashok has sought an...