The Supreme Court Friday directed the Kerala government to provide round-the-clock security to two women who entered the Sabarimala temple on January 2. The court has, however, refused to get into other contentions raised by them and also rejected their prayer to tag their plea with review petitions
SC directs Kerala to provide security to 2 women – Kanaka Durga & Bindu – who had entered precincts of Sabarimala temple. Court however refused to gets into other contentions raised by the women & also rejected their prayer to tag their plea with review petitions @IndianExpress
— Ananthakrishnan G (@axidentaljourno) January 18, 2019
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices L N Rao and Dinesh Maheshwari said it was only going into the aspect of security to the two women and would not like to entertain any other prayer. The bench also did not consider the argument of the Kerala government that more women had entered the shrine. The counsel for the Kerala government informed the apex court that 51 women have entered the temple since the September 28 verdict of the Supreme Court allowing women of all ages entry into the temple.
The court also refused to hear arguments against the monitoring committee appointed by High Court.
Kerala Govt tried in vain to to raise the issue of women entry saying more women had entered the shrine. The bench however did not consider the argument. Court also refused to hear arguments against the monitoring committee appointed by High Court @IndianExpress
— Ananthakrishnan G (@axidentaljourno) January 18, 2019
Appearing for the two women — A Bindu and Kanakadurga — senior advocate Indira Jaising had mentioned the petition before a bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L Nageswara Rao and S K Kaul on Thursday.
The counsel had said that the women were facing a threat to their lives and one of them was in a hospital, referring to Kanakadurga who was allegedly assaulted by her mother-in-law when she returned after entering the temple. Jaisingh told the court that the issue of protection to them was urgent. Bindu had said that she is facing social discrimination in her village.
