more-inThe Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the ban on entry of women in the age group of 10-50 into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the counsels of both sides to compile the submissions and submit before these within seven days. The apex court had on July 31 said that the constitutional scheme prohibiting exclusion has “some value” in a “vibrant democracy”. The court was hearing a batch of pleas filed by petitioners Indian Young Lawyers Association and others. The Kerala government, which has been changing its stand on the contentious issue of women of a particular age group entering the Sabarimala temple, on July 18 told the Supreme Court that it now favours their entry.

Source: The Hindu August 01, 2018 11:37 UTC