Sabarimala Case Hearing Today Live Coverage: A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear the various petitions concerning discrimination against women at places of worship including Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple after three weeks. The apex court bench also asked four senior lawyers to convene meeting for deciding issues to be taken up by it in Sabarimala reference case, news agency PTI reported.
Among other issues before the Supreme Court is the alleged discrimination against women of Muslim and Parsi faith. The hearing assumes significance not just for the Sabarimala temple issue but other related matters as well since the apex court judgment could lay down precedent and judicial policy as far as dealing with questions of religion and rights are concerned. An earlier order of the top court had left several questions to be considered by a larger bench, including the interrelationship between Articles 25 and 26, rights to freedom to propagate and practice religion, and the other fundamental rights in the Constitution, particularly right to equality. The nine-judge bench is led by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and includes Justices Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, L Nageshwara Rao, MM Shantanugoudar, SA Nazeer, RS Reddy, BR Gavai and Suryakant.
The hearing by the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court was necessitated after the earlier order of the top court left open the question of women’s entry into the Ayappa Temple at Sabarimala. The judgement noted that several questions of law needed to be considered before the review petitions could be heard.
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The Supreme Court has fixed pleas regarding discrimination against women in various religions for hearing after three weeks. The apex court also asked 4 senior lawyers to convene a meeting for deciding issues to be taken up by it in Sabarimala reference case.
The Supreme Court said that all writ petitions relating to Islam, Parsi temples, Dawoodi Bora community should be listed along with Sabrimala review cases on the next date of hearing.
The Supreme Court's nine-judge bench hearing the Sabarimala case clarifies that it is not hearing the review petitions, but the questions mentioned in the review order passed on November 14 last year.
The Supreme Court's nine-judge bench hearing the Sabarimala case clarifies that it is not hearing the review petitions, but the questions mentioned in the review order passed on November 14 last year.
Judges have arrived in the Supreme Court for hearing into the contentious Sabarimala case. The nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde will hear a batch of 60 petitions.
In its historic judgment on September 28, 2018, the Supreme Court had allowed women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple.
Referring the matter to a larger bench, the Supreme Court on January 6 had observed that debate about the constitutional validity of religious practices like bar on entry of women and girls into a place of worship was not limited to the Sabarimala case.