Thiruvananthapuram | The National Ayyappan Devotees association on Monday filed a review petition days after the Supreme Court allowed the entry of women from age 10 to 50 in the Sabarimala Temple.
Shylaja Vijayan, president of National Ayyappa Devotees Association in its review petition has termed the Supreme Court September 28 judgement as “absolutely untenable and irrational, if not perverse”. The filed petition read, “The petitioners believe that no legal luminary, not even the greatest of jurists or a judge, can be a match to the common sense and wisdom of the masses. No judicial pronouncement, even of the highest judicial tribunal in this country… can be a match for ‘the voice of the people’.” The petition has come after the Kerala government refuse to interfere in the judgement of the Supreme Court.
Criticising the decision by Chief Minister P Vijayan, the representatives of Pandalam Palace and Sabarimala temple priests refused to attend the meeting called by Kerala CM to discuss the Supreme Court’s verdict.
The Supreme Court on 28 September in a historic judgement allowed women from the age of 10 to 50 to enter in the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The five-judge constitutional bench headed by former Chief justice Deepak Misra in a 4:1 verdict allowed the entry of women of all age in the Sabarimala Temple. Delivering the Judgement the bench aid, “Right to worship is given to all devotees and there can be no discrimination on the basis of gender.” The bench further added that “The practice of barring women in age group of 10-50 to go inside the temple is violative of constitutional principles.”
Justice Indu Malhotra in her dissenting opinion had said, “Issues of deep religious sentiments should not be ordinarily be interfered by the Court.” Malhotra observing her dissent added,” Court should not interfere unless if there is any aggrieved person from that section or religion.” She further stated that the Notion of rationality should not be seen in matters of religion
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