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Ban on women in Sabarimala temple has to pass Constitution test, says SC
While hearing the plea against ban on entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the court said that "gender discrimination in such a matter is unacceptable".
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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: April 12, 2016 4:35 am
Yielding to a high voltage campaign by activists, the Shani Shingnapur temple trust last week allowed women to enter the sanctum Sanctorum, breaking the tradition followed for several decades. PTI Photo
The Supreme Court Monday sought to examine previous judgments on entry of women in religious places while underlining that any religious practice banning their entry will have to necessarily pass the test of constitutionality.
Hearing a plea against restricting women’s entry in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, a bench led by Justice Dipak Misra questioned the temple’s right in imposing the prohibition on a particular gender.
“What right does temple have to forbid women from entering any part of temple? Please argue on the bedrock of the Constitution. Every argument has to meet the test of constitutionality,” observed the bench.
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While hearing the plea against ban on entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, the court said that "gender discrimination in such a matter is unacceptable".
79 40
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: April 12, 2016 4:35 am
Yielding to a high voltage campaign by activists, the Shani Shingnapur temple trust last week allowed women to enter the sanctum Sanctorum, breaking the tradition followed for several decades. PTI Photo
The Supreme Court Monday sought to examine previous judgments on entry of women in religious places while underlining that any religious practice banning their entry will have to necessarily pass the test of constitutionality.
Hearing a plea against restricting women’s entry in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, a bench led by Justice Dipak Misra questioned the temple’s right in imposing the prohibition on a particular gender.
“What right does temple have to forbid women from entering any part of temple? Please argue on the bedrock of the Constitution. Every argument has to meet the test of constitutionality,” observed the bench.
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