The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including LK Advani, may face trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
The apex court’s order on March 22 will examine conspiracy charges against Advani and other BJP leaders such as Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti.
The decision was taken after a bench of justices RS Nariman and PC Ghosh heard a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Allahabad High Court’s acquittal order on charges of criminal conspiracies in the 1992 demolition of the 16th Century mosque–Babri Masjid in Ayodha.