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Sabarimala issue referred to larger Bench

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the petition challenging the ban on women of 10 to 50 years age group from entering the Sabrimala temple in Kerala to a larger Bench.

A Division Bench headed by Justice S.B. Sinha, after hearing the contentions of the Kerala government and the petitioner, referred the matter to a three-judge Bench.

The Bench passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the Indian Young Lawyers Association.

It contended that barring women of 10 to 50 years age group from entering the temple is violation of women’s fundamental rights and it should be quashed. — PTI

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