Sabarimala temple case News

CJI SA Bobde said earlier that the court will examine the matter and hear the scope of judicial review on the point of religious faith and women's rights.

The five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, along with Justices Indu Malhotra, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Rohinton Nariman, heard the review petitions filed on the top court`s September 28, 2018 judgement which had lifted a ban on entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years to the Sabarimala temple. 

All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which is set to pronounce crucial verdicts in three cases -  review petitions in women's entry in Sabarimala temple, Rafale deal, and contempt of court plea filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi - on Thursday.

With just two working days left for Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's tenure to end, Supreme Court is all geared up to deliver its verdict in three vital cases on Thursday. The cases include review petitions in the Sabarimala and Rafale verdict as well as a criminal contempt plea filed against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. After the historic verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute matter of November 9, CJI Gogoi is left with four other important judgments before leaving office on November 17 (Sunday).

Protesters, proclaiming themselves as devotees, created a blockade to prevent women from entering Sabarimala Temple.

Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran said that if excluding women is based on menarche, its basis is impurity and hence the effect is the same as in the case of Dalits. 

Temple is not a private property, it is a public property, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra while hearing the Sabarimala temple case.