Supreme Court uplifts ban on women entry in Sabarimala temple

The Supreme Court has delivered one of the most keenly awaited judgment in Sabarimala case. by a 4:1 majority, the Court has permitted entry of women of all age groups to the Sabarimala temple, holding that ‘devotion cannot be subjected to gender discrimination. A Constitution Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, and Indu Malhotra by a 4:1 majority, had struck down Rule 3(b) of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship that is Authorisation of Entry rules of 1965, which was the basis for barring entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 years to the Sabarimala temple.