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Sabarimala Row : Supreme Court Reserves verdict On Petitions, Board Reverses Earlier Stand Allows Women Entry
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The Supreme Court has reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018 judgement that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard submissions on behalf of parties including the Kerala government, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), Nair Service Society and others and said that it would pronounce its order as to whether to review the judgment or not.
Meanwhile in a dramatic u- turn the Travancore Dewasom Board, which runs the Sabarimala temple, says it supports the Supreme Court verdict allowing all women inside the shrine.
The Kerala government earlier had vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of petitions seeking review of the verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine, even as several organisations argued that the judgement be reconsidered.