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Sabarimala Reference Day 10 Updates: Supreme Court to start hearing soon

The Indian Express·Richa Sahay·about 1 month ago
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Centre had earlier argued that the Sabarimala 2018 judgment proceeds on an assumption that men are superior and women occupy a lower pedestal. (File photo) Sabarimala Reference Hearing in Supreme Court Today Updates: The Supreme Court will continue the haering of the Sabarimala case today. It will be the tenth day of the hearing. The case concerns the discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala temple, and the scope of religious freedom under the Constitution. What happened at the last hearing? Story continues below this ad The Supreme Court clarified on Wednesday that the state can “step in” where religious activities impact public order, such as blocking roads, noting that such acts cannot be justified as part of religious practice. It further observed that while autonomy in matters of worship is protected, only activities that are religious in nature fall within that protection. “Apart from that, if a secular activity is also getting affected, then the state can step in.…

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