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On November 7 last year, the Kerala government had informed the apex court that it favoured the entry of women of all age groups in the historic Sabarimala temple.

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bench that there was no issue of gender discrimination in the matter as, "if the customs are violated, it will amount to violation of fundamental rights".

"The entire world is watching the result of this litigation as it will have a far-reaching consequences," the counsel said.

On November 7 last year, the Kerala government had informed the apex court that it favoured the entry of women of all age groups in the historic Sabarimala temple.

Initially, the LDF government had taken a progressive stand in 2007 by favouring women's entry in the temple, which was over-turned by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) dispensation later.

The UDF government had taken a view that it was against the entry of women of the age group of 10-to-50 years as such a practice was being followed since time immemorial.

The apex court had observed that women are conferred with constitutional rights and it would pass a detailed order in case the matter is referred to such a constitution bench.

It had questioned the practice of barring entry of women to Sabarimala temple, saying it would test whether "faith and belief" can differentiate among persons of the same denomination.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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