9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.
Today is the ninth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.
Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.
Reports from Day 1 Hearing are given below :
Not Reviewing Sabarimala Verdict In Reference; Only Considering Constitutional Questions, Says Supreme Court
‘There Can’t Be Untouchability For 3 Days A Month’, Justice Nagarathna On Article 17 Application In Sabarimala Case
India Not Patriarchal Or Gender Stereotyped As The West Understands : Solicitor General To Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference
Reports from Day 2 Hearing are given below :
Sabarimala Reference | Never Understood What Transformative Constitutionalism Is : Solicitor General Questions ‘Constitutional Morality’
How Can Non-Devotees Of Lord Ayyappa Challenge Sabarimala Custom? Supreme Court Asks
Sabarimala Reference | Judicial Review Over Superstitious Practices Not Barred, Says Supreme Court In Hearing
Sabarimala Reference | Centre Questions Verdicts Decriminalising Adultery & Homosexuality For Applying ‘Constitutional Morality’
Reports from Day 3 Hearing are given below :
Excluding Other Denominations From Temples Will Affect Hinduism : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing
Sampradayas Attached To Temple Must Be Followed While Visiting It: Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing
There Are Temples Where Only Women Can Go : Centre To Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference
Reports from Day 4 Hearing are given below :
Difficult To Declare Belief Of Millions Wrong : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing
Sabarimala Reference | Can’t Hollow Out Religion In The Name Of Social Reform, Supreme Court Says In Hearing
Sabarimala | Visit Of Fertile Women Antithetical To Deity’s Identity; They Can Visit Other Ayyappa Temples : TDB To Supreme Court
‘Constitutional Morality’ In Religious Matters Like A Bull In A China Shop : Singhvi Tells Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference
Reports from Day 5 hearing :
Women In South Avoid Temples During Menstruation As Matter Of Belief : Lawyer Tells Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference
Sabarimala Reference | Correct Test Is If Religious Belief Is Bona Fide, Not If It’s Essential : Rajeev Dhavan To Supreme Court
Day 6 hearing reports :
Sabarimala Reference | If Believer Prevented From Touching Deity Only Due To Birth, Can’t Constitution Intervene? Supreme Court Asks
Sabarimala Reference | Supreme Court Debates Essential Religious Practice Test, Denominational Rights vs State Reform Power
Day 7 hearing reports :
Can’t Lay Down Blanket Rules On State Interference In Religion For Social Reform : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing
Sabarimala Reference | How Can Judgment Be Challenged In Writ? Supreme Court Questions Plea Against Dawoodi Bohra Practice
Day 8 reports :
Can’t Take Information From ‘WhatsApp University’: Justice Nagarathna
No Restriction On Women To Enter Mosque For Namaz; ERP Tests Wrongly Applied To Islam : AIMPLB Tells Supreme Court
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