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New Delhi, October 13, 2017 | UPDATED 09:23 IST
Supreme Court will pronounce its order on the ban on women's entry into Sabarimala hill temple. Will it be another landmark judgement?
Sabarimala Temple. Photo courtesy: Facebook\@sabarimalaofficialWomen are not allowed to enter Kerala's Sabarimala Temple and this has been a topic of heated debate. Women aged between 10 and 50 are now restricted from taking the pilgrimage to Sabarimala temple.
Today, the Supreme Court will pronounce its order on the ban on women's entry into the temple. The court has been hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the ban on women's entry into the Sabarimala temple.
In January 2016, Supreme Court questioned the ban and said that this cannot be done under the Constitution. In February this year, Supreme Court reserved an order on referring the case to a constitution bench.
WILL IT BE A LANDMARK JUDGEMENT?
Women's rights activists are hoping for a positive judgment in the case.
Activist Brinda Adige said, "Since last couple of months, we have been seeing that the Supreme Court is bringing out several progressive and landmark judgments. I am hoping that tomorrow entry of women in Sabarimala would be positive. I am sure the judgement will also be very positive and landmark."
Saswati Ghosh, another women's rights activist, said, "I hope it [SC] will allow women to enter the temple. Otherwise, we cannot say it [India] is secular country. The restriction will be removed hopefully.