Supreme Court begins hearing on Sabarimala review petitions
New Delhi/IBNS: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday began hearing the petitions which have challenged its landmark judgement of allowing menstruating women to enter into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, media reports said.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde had earlier referred the review petitions to a larger bench.
As per the traditional practice, menstruating women are not allowed to enter into the temple where Lord Ayyappa is worshiped.
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Sept 28, 2018 had lifted the ban on women's entry into the Sabarimala Temple declaring the relevant rules as unconstitutional.
Following the top court's verdict, the shrine opened on Oct 18, 2018 for the first time allowing menstruating women, belonging to the age group of 10 to 50, to enter the temple.
However, several men and women had protested outside the temple, trying to prevent the entry of women in the shrine. The temple was closed after five-day puja.
Despite protests, several women had managed to enter into the temple.
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