A Canadian court has dismissed a jury in the perjury trial of Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 passengers.

Justice Mark McEwan dismissed the jury before any evidence was heard on Monday in BC Supreme Court where Reyat appeared to face perjury charges. Under the terms of a publication ban, the reason for the jury's dismissal cannot be reported. A new jury will be chosen from March 15. The dismissed jury was chosen last week in a rigorous selection process.