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The Supreme Court referred judgment on the Sabarimala case to a 7-judge bench. This was with respect to 65 petitions that sought to re-examine the SC verdict of 2018 which lifted the ban on women (aged 10-50) from entering the Sabarimala temple sanctum.
There have been mixed reactions to the 'referred' judgement. But for now, women WILL be allowed to enter the temple.
Some people like right-wing activist Deepa Eshwar, BJP Mahila Morcha president, VT Rema and others hailed the SC’s decision to refer it for review.
While others were of the opinion that the SC should have upheld its earlier verdict and shouldn’t have referred to the larger bench for review.
The Sabarimala case has been ongoing for almost three decades now. It began with a writ petition by Mr Mahendran, in which he complained to the court that the Devaswom board in collusion with the government was allowing women of VIP families to enter the sanctum. The petitioner's contention was that this went against the rituals and traditions of the temple.
It was in response to this that the court set the 10-50 year age bar.
Merin Sarah Itty, a student, sees this as a matter of protecting constitutional rights.
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