New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined urgent hearing of a plea against the practice of state-sponsored ceremonial honours or offering a 'Chadar' by the Prime Minister at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the 13th-century Sufi saint, in Ajmer.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to grant an urgent hearing of the matter.

"No listing today," the bench said as advocate Barun Sinha, appearing for petitioners, mentioned the matter seeking urgent hearing.

During the brief mentioning, the advocate stated that a similar plea concerning the Sankat Mochan Mandir was already pending before the court and sought an urgent stay on the proposed offering of the 'chadar'.

The bench...