Sabarimala Temple case: Nine-judge bench of SC to hear scope of judicial review on Feb 3

Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas on Monday, concerning restriction on women of all s to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple and ir Right to Pray, along with or contentious issues of alleged discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women.

A nine-judge Constitution bench will consider issues related to entry of Muslim women into mosques, female genital mutilation in Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community and barring of Parsi women, married to n-Parsi men, in holy fireplace at an agiary.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde had said on January 28, that court will hear and examine scope of judicial review on point of religious faith and women's rights into Sabarimala case. 

Earlier, CJI had settled a 10-day period for concluding hearing on petition seeking women's entry into Sabarimala temple, mosques, and Parsi Agiyari.

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About hearing

Supreme Court had on January 13 cleared that it will only hear questions referred to SC's review order passed in vember 2019 in Sabarimala temple case, which allowed women and girls of all groups to visit shrine in Kerala.

apex court had observed that entry of women into places of worship is t only issue in Sabarimala temple but also includes disallowing Muslim and Parsi women to enter religious practice.

On Monday, court is hearing a part of petitions seeking reconsideration of its September 2018 judgment that allowed menstruating women to worship in Sabarimala temple.

In a landmark 4:1 ruling, Supreme Court had set apart decades-old restrictions on entry of women of menstruating inside temple.

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What is Sabarimala case?

On September 28, 2018, Supreme Court lifted ban on entry of women belonging to all groups in Sabarimala temple. This sparked off huge protests across Kerala. Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) which mans shrine, argued that SC could t interfere with a century-old belief as ban was based on deity's celibate identity.

While Kerala government supported verdict, it has t yet allowed women to enter shrine. Eventually, many petitions were filed seeking review of apex court's order challenging  court's authority to intervene in religious matters.

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(With inputs from ANI)