In November, a man had sprayed chili and pepper on Bindu’s face when she was on her way to the Sabarimala shrine. Fathima had also tried to enter the temple
New Delhi: On Monday a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear the batch of petitions seeking review of the 2018 judgment in Sabarimala temple case, which allowed girls and women of all age groups to visit the temple.
The apex court had issued a notice informing about the listing on January 6. On December 13, the Court had said that its 2018 order on Sabarimala shrine issue was “not final” as the matter is pending before a seven-judge bench, which had said, will be constituted soon.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had made these observations while passing an order on a petition filed by two activists — Bindu Ammini and Fathima A S — seeking safe passage for women inside the shrine.”There is a judgment (allowing women entry) in the Sabarimala temple, but it is equally true that the issue has been referred to a larger Bench. We do not want any kind of violence,” the supreme court had observed.
However, the top court granted police protection to the two activists. In November, a man had sprayed chili and pepper on Bindu’s face when she was on her way to the Sabarimala shrine. Fathima had also tried to enter the temple.
The supreme court refused to pass any other order in connection to the matter. The court had in the year 2018 allowed girls and women of all age groups to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala, following which a batch of review petitions was filed. While allowing their review petitions, the court had last month referred the matter to a bigger bench.
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