INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Jan 13, 2020 08:51 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will today hear the batch of petitions
seeking review of the 2018 judgement in Sabarimala temple case, which allowed girls and women of all age groups to visit the shrine.The top
court had on January 6 issued a notice informing about the listing.On December 13, the Supreme Court had said that its 2018 order on
Sabarimala temple issue was "not final" as the matter is pending before a seven-judge bench, which, it had said, will be constituted soon.A
three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had made these observations while passing an order on a petition filed by two
activists -- Bindu Ammini and Fathima A S -- seeking safe passage for women inside the shrine."There is a judgment (allowing women entry) in
the Sabarimala temple, but it is equally true that the issue has been referred to a larger Bench
We do not want any violence," the court had observed.The apex court, however, granted police protection to the two activists.In November, a
man had sprayed chili and pepper on Bindu's face when she was on her way to Sabarimala temple
Fathima had also tried to enter the shrine.The apex court refused to pass any other order in connection to the matter.The apex court had in
the year 2018 allowed girls and women of all age groups to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala, following which a batch of
review petitions was filed.Allowing their review petitions, the court had referred the matter to a larger bench
