TNPSC Thervupettagam

Sabarimala Review Verdict

November 15 , 2019 1753 days 1144 0
  • A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that a larger bench should again consider the matter of the entry of women of all ages into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple.
  • At present there is no ban on entry as per the verdict of 2018.
  • The following Justices were part of the Constitutional Bench that delivered the judgement
    • Rohinton Fali Nariman
    • DY Chandrachud
    • Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
    • Justices Indu Malhotra
    • AM Khanwilkar
  • The verdict was delivered 3:2.
  • Justices Chandrachud and Rohinton Nariman gave a dissenting verdict and disagreed with the majority view and dismissed all review pleas (56 review petitions).
  • They said that not following the 2018 SC order is not an option and as on date women are allowed to enter Sabarimala temple.
  • The seven-judge bench will also look into matters such as
    • The entry of Muslim and Parsi women into places of worship
    • Female genital cutting in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community
    • Meaning of expression 'public order, morality and health' occurring in Article 25 (1) of the Constitution.
    • To delineate the meaning of the expression 'morality' or 'constitutional morality'.
    • Whether the "essential religious practices" of a religious denomination are afforded constitutional protection under Article 26.
    • The extent to which the court can interfere into the issue of a particular practice of religion.

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