A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court asked how the law should treat a non-believer seeking entry to a religious place, noting it must assess whether the claimant is a devotee or non-devotee while examining petitions on Sabarimala.
Today, On 9th April, The Centre told the Supreme Court it supports keeping the ban on women of menstruating age entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, arguing the 2018 ruling relied on a premise that places men above women and treats them as inferior.
