India, Aug. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, August 10, agreed to consider deferring the hearing on a batch of pleas seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on a request by the counsel of the Uttar Pradesh government.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was apprised by a lawyer that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who has been appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, has gone to the United Nations with a delegation to attend a function there.

The bench asked whether the cases are listed for hearing.

"Yes, item number 30-33...please take it up next week," the lawyer said. The bench agreed to consider the request.

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