India, Nov. 2 -- In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday closed the proceedings on a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the Ayodhya Ram temple donations embezzlement case, saying that the local court would now proceed with the trial in the case against the accused.

Taking note of the Uttar Pradesh Government's submission that the apex court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a chargesheet in the case, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said that now the state can proceed with the trial in accordance "with the law".

Taking note of a provision of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, said "since there is ...