Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today (Dec 16, 2004) sought a report on its order to issue summons to BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leaders, including party president L K Advani, and some others on the CBI's revision petition challenging a special court order dropping proceedings against them in the Ayodhya case.

Justice M A Khan sought the report from its office after the accused persons neither appeared in person nor any lawyer represented them in today's hearing.

The court fixed January 18 for further hearing of the matter.

The Court on November 2 had admitted for hearing the CBI's revision petition challenging the lower court order of May 4, 2001 by which it had dropped proceedings against Advani, M M Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Ashok Singhal, Kalyan Singh, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackerey and some others in the Ayodhya case.