Sabrimala Temple Case: A Rift between Religion and Equality

Authors

  • Sanskriti Sinha CHRIST (Deemed to be University),Delhi NCR

Keywords:

Sabrimala Temple, Menstruating Women, Equality, Religion, Custom and Tradition

Abstract

The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, is a well-known temple in Kerala. In the year 1990, a ban was proposed on women of menstrual age that was between 10 and 50 years, who wanted to enter the Temple. In the ruling of S. Mahendran vs. The Secretary Travancore, the High Court of Kerala came to a conclusion of prohibiting their entry in the Temple on the grounds that the said exclusion was very much constitutional and reasonable in nature as it was a custom prevailing amongst the people of Kerela from time immemorial. In retaliation of the past judgment, a public interest petition was filed in 2006 which challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 3(b) of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship Rules, 1965 which restricted the entry of womenfolk into the Temple. The case was known as Indian Young Lawyers Association vs The State of Kerala on 28 September, 2018. The Association said in its arguments, that the custom led to a gross violation of the right to  quality under Article 14 to women and freedom of religion under Article 25. Sabarimala Temple case is one the atalyst that led to conflict between tradition, custom and equality of women. 

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Published

2022-07-08

How to Cite

Sanskriti Sinha. (2022). Sabrimala Temple Case: A Rift between Religion and Equality. Journal of Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence, 5(1), 34–38. Retrieved from https://lawjournals.celnet.in/index.php/Jolj/article/view/1024

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The Constitutional Jurisprudence: Concept, influence

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