Sabarimala case: SC to frame questions relating to discrimination against women in religions

Supreme Court on Monday resumed exercise of framing questions to be deliberated upon by it in dealing with issue of discrimination against women in various religions, including matter of entry of females at Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde is hearing several senior lawyers, including jurist FS Nariman, on issue of framing of questions to be decided by it.

A reference relating to discrimination of women in various religions was made to a larger bench through a judgment delivered on vember 14 last year in Sabarimala case.

bench has to frame questions which have a reason in various petitions relating to entry of Muslim women in two mosques, practice of female genital mutilation in Dawoodi bohra Muslim community and denial of right to Parsi women who have married outside ir religion.