Story highlights Demolition of mosque in 1992 sparked rioting that left 2,000 dead

Court decrees trial of alleged conspirators must conclude within two years

(CNN) Three senior figures within India's ruling party will be prosecuted for alleged criminal conspiracy over the 1992 demolition of a mosque in northern India, the country's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The case against Advani, Joshi and Bharti was being heard in a Raebareli court while a Lucknow court was hearing a case against unnamed karsevaks who are accused to actually demolishing the Babri masjid on December 6, 1992. The Babri Masjid was built in the town of Ayodha in the 16th century on the site where some Hindus believe Lord Rama, one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, was born. India's top court said on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, that several senior leaders of India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, including Advani, will stand trial for their role in a criminal conspiracy to destroy a 16th-century mosque in 1992. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar

April 20: Conspiracy charges against L K Advani accepted against Advani accepted by SC

Relief for former UP CM Kalyan Singh, who enjoys constitutional immunity

Day-to-day hearing to take place once charges are framed

No transfer of judge till the case is transferred to Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC

Next hearing of the case at 3pm today The court also ordered a time-bound trial, ordering that the judge hearing the case shall not be transferred until a judgement is delivered and that there shall be adjournments during the trial except under exceptional circumstances. In its verdict today, the SC also made it clear that no case would be filed against Kalyan Singh, who now holds the post of Governor of Rajasthan.
Three senior figures in the Bharatiya Janata Party, L.K. Advani, Uma Bharati and Murli Manohar Joshi, will be tried for their alleged role in the destruction of the Babri Masjid Mosque in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya.