Ayodhya-Babri case hearing: All you need to know about the dispute

How has the country changed since the Babri demolition? Has the BJP used the temple issue for political gains? Is a settlement possible? Business Standard explores

On December 6, 1992, Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished and the country's political and communal fabric significantly altered. A day short of the 25th anniversary of the event, the Supreme Court will on Tuesday commence the final hearings in the long-standing Ayodhya dispute.

According to reports, the top court will be hearing a total of 13 appeals filed against the 2010 judgment of the Allahabad High Court in four civil suits. The stakeholders in the case had moved the apex court after the Allahabad HC directed the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara, and the Lord Ram Lalla to