Sabarimala temple case: Woman's right to pray is equal to that of a man, says Supreme Court
The state of Kerala, through its Senior Advocate J D Gupta, made it clear that it is supporting entry the of women into the temple.
Published: 18th July 2018 03:59 PM | Last Updated: 18th July 2018 04:25 PM | A+A A-
A crowded Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple on the eve of the Makaravilakku ceremony on Saturday (File Photo | Shaji Veetipuram)
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commenced its hearing on the ongoing debate over the restriction on entry of women aged between 10 to 50 in Kerala's Sabarimala temple.
State of Kerala to support women entry in Sabarimala, constitution bench expressed wonder at the frequency with which Kerala changed it stand in the matter @NewIndianXpress
— kanusarda (@sardakanu_TNIE) July 18, 2018
The Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra asked, on what basis are the temple authorities denying entry of women between the specified age group. The CJI said, "it is against the Constitutional mandate. Once you open it for the public, anybody can go."
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Justice DY Chandrachud said, that a woman's right to pray is equal to that of a man and is not dependent on a law to enable the temple authorities to do that.
State Govt's stand is that women should be allowed to offer prayers in Sabarimala Temple. We've filed an affidavit in SC explaining our stand. Now it has to take a decision. We're bound to obey its verdict. Devaswom board now have same opinion as govt: K Surendran,Kerala Minister pic.twitter.com/ecI7eJDSGp
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2018
It is learnt that the state of Kerala has changed its stance on the issue for the fourth time. The state, through its Senior Advocate J D Gupta, made it clear that it is supporting women's entry into the temple. The bench expressed wonder at the frequency with which the southern state has changed its standpoint on the matter.
