{"id":202399,"date":"2018-09-28T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T06:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=202399"},"modified":"2018-09-28T11:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T06:09:33","slug":"sabarimala-temple-patriarchal-notion-cant-trump-equality-in-devotion-entry-of-women-allowed-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/09\/28\/sabarimala-temple-patriarchal-notion-cant-trump-equality-in-devotion-entry-of-women-allowed-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabarimala Temple| Patriarchal notion can&#8217;t trump equality in devotion; Entry of women allowed: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court:<\/strong> The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra JJ., by a 4:1 majority, allowed the entry of women in Sabarimala Temple, Kerala.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CJ Dipak Misra:<\/strong> Women no way inferior to men. On one hand, women are worshipped as Goddesses, but there are restrictions on the other hand. Relationship with God can&#8217;t be defined by biological or physiological factors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CJ and Khanwilkar, J:<\/strong> Rule 3(b) of Kerala Temple Entry Act which excludes women aged between 10 and 50 violates freedom of a Hindu religion to worship. Right to worship is equally available to men and women. There can be no discrimination on the basis of gender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Dr D.Y. Chandrachud J.<\/strong>: To treat women as the children of a lesser God is to blink at the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u201cThe ban says presence of women deviates from celibacy. This is placing the burden of a men&#8217;s celibacy on women. Stigmatises them, stereotypes them.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>R.F. Nariman J.:<\/strong> Rule 3(b) is unconstitutional for being violative of Articles 25(1) &amp; 15(1) of the Constitution. Excluding women renders their right to practice faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<strong>Indu Malhotra J. (dissents):<\/strong> What is essential practice in a religion is for the religion to decide, it is a matter of personal faith. India is a land of diverse faiths. Constitutional morality in a pluralistic society gives freedom to practice even irrational customs. Religious practices cannot be solely tested on the bedrock of equality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u201cReligious practices can&#8217;t solely be tested on the basis of the right to equality. It&#8217;s up to the worshippers, not the Court to decide what&#8217;s religion&#8217;s essential practice.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Indu Malhotra J. <\/strong>Judges cannot intervene and decide on whether a practice is violative of fundamental rights or not. Personal views of judges do not matter. A religious denomination has freedom to believe and practice even if their beliefs are illogical or irrational.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hence, the Constitution Bench with 4:1 majority removed the ban on entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple stating <strong>\u201cWomen can\u2019t be treated as lesser or weaker.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Judgment awaited.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. 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