Rae Bareli, June 19:

Hearing in the Babri Masjid demolition case was today deferred till June 30.

The matter had to be deferred as a new judge for hearing the case was yet to be appointed in place of the special judge V K Singh, who has been transferred.

Former BJP President L K Advani, Former Union Ministers M.M. Joshi and Uma Bharti, BJP General Secretary Vinay Katiyar, Senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal are among the eight accused facing trial in the matter.