A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde framed seven questions to be heard by a nine-judge Constitutional bench on issues relating to freedom of religion under the Constitution and faith
The bench was hearing the issues relating to discriminations against women at various places of worship including the Sabarimala temple
A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde is hearing several senior lawyers, including jurist FS Nariman, on the issue of framing of questions to be decided by it
A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the state to place before it by third week of January next year the legislation, also covering the aspects of welfare of pilgrims visiting there
The pilgrims would be allowed to climb the 18 holy steps after the padi puja and have darshan.
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He also said the state government was always ready to implement the court order, whatsoever it may be
The Supreme Court on Thursday said a larger seven-judge bench will re-examine various religious issues, including the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple
The majority verdict did not say anything adverse against the apex court's September 28, 2018 decision allowing women to enter the shrine nor did it stay the earlier judgement
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Five judge bench rules by 3:2 majority, Justices Chandrachud and Nariman dissent
At present, the apex court is on Diwali break and will re-open on November 4
In the recent Lok Sabha polls, post-Sabarimala agitation, the Left front had suffered a massive drubbing, losing 19 out of the total of 20 seats
On top of the list is the Ayodhya dispute, in which Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is trying to expedite a judicial verdict through day-to-day hearing by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by him
The apex court said, however, that there will be no stay on the September 28 verdict which allowed entry of women in the shrine