A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court has referred the review of its judgement in the Sabarimala case to a larger seven-judge bench. In its 2018 ruling, the top court had ordered that menstruating women must also be allowed to enter the temple. The petitioners, however, argue that this violates their freedom to religion. So are women being discriminated against or are religious practices being meddled with?
Sabarimala issue: Gender equality vs freedom of religion | Mint Views
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court has referred the review of its judgement in the Sabarimala case to a larger seven-judge bench. In its 2018 ruling, the top court had ordered that menstruating women must also be allowed to enter the temple. The petitioners, however, argue that this violates their freedom to religion. So are women being discriminated against or are religious practices being meddled with?
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