High Profile Cases Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala opens for 2-month long pilgrimage season. November 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 pm, and performed the poojas, as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states thronged the shrine located […] Read more » Lord Ayyappa temple Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala Sabarimala temple
Top Law News Kerala BJP leader approaches High Court to ban non-Hindus from visiting Sabarimala temple October 25, 2018 / October 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment KERALA: The Kerala High Court is likely to hear a petition seeking a ban on entry of non-Hindus into the Sabarimala temple. A writ petition was filed in the Kerala High Court said that the entry of non-Hindu and non-idol worshippers into Sannidhanam violates Rule 3 of the rules framed under Kerala Places of Public Worship (Authorization of Entry) Act, […] Read more » featured Sabarimala temple
Top Law News Supreme Court lifts ban on entry of women to Sabarimala Temple September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday pronounced its verdict on entry of women into the Sabarimala temple of Kerala. While reading out the verdict, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said, “The practice of barring women in age group of 10-50 to go inside the temple is violative of constitutional […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured Justices AM Khanwilkar justices DY Chandrachud justices Indu Malhotra Sabarimala temple
Top Law News Will women be allowed entry at Sabarimala temple? Supreme Court to Decide Today September 28, 2018 / September 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Friday is likely to pronounce a verdict on the Sabarimala case of petitions challenging restrictions on the entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 inside Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. Women of menstrual age are restricted from entering the temple as its presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa, is considered to be a […] Read more » CJI Dipak Misra featured Sabarimala temple
High Profile Cases SC refers ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala to consti bench October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to its constitution bench the matter pertaining to a ban on the entry of women at Kerala’s historic Sabarimala temple. A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra framed several questions to be dealt with by the constitution bench, including whether the temple can restrict women’s entry. The apex […] Read more » constitution bench Court featured Kerala Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Gender equality is constitutional message: SC April 18, 2016 / April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gender equality is a “constitutional message” and the ban on entry of women of a particular age group in the historic Sabarimala temple cannot be claimed as a right to manage religious affairs by its management, the Supreme Court said today. “Gender equality is a constitutional message and they (temple management) cannot say that this (banning […] Read more » Court featured Gender equality Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC April 11, 2016 / April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC Asserting that it would decide on the right of women to enter the historic Sabarimala shrine on the basis of constitutional principles and not by the prevalent customary practices, the Supreme Court today said “gender justice is endangered”. “We will now only be guided by the rationale under the Constitution. The gravity of this petition […] Read more » Court featured Gender justice Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to examine issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If god does not discriminate between men and women, why should discrimination exist in temples, the Supreme Court asked today as it said it would examine the issue of entry ban on women of menstrual age in the historic Sabarimala temple on the basis of constitutional parameters. “We want to test this on constitutional parameters,” the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala temple SC to examine issue of women's entry in Sabarimala Supreme Court
Top Law News In Supreme Court, Kerala supports ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala temple February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple in the state is a “matter of religion” and it is duty bound to “protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees”. In an affidavit, the state government said administration of the temple […] Read more » featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice NV Ramana Sabarimala temple women’s entry at Sabarimala temple
