New Delhi: The Supreme Court On Tuesday deferred the hearing of the fresh petitions pertaining to the entry of women into Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
The Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph heard four petitions – G Vijayakumar, S Jaya Raj Kumar, Shylaja Vijayan, and Akhil Bharatiya Malayalee Sangh, before deferring the hearing of the same.
The Bench said that the writ petitions will be heard subject to the decision of the review petitions filed against the Sabarimala verdict.
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that a five-judge bench is scheduled to hear in chamber the review petitions at 3 pm today.
The writ petitions and review petitions were filed after the 28th September judgement of the Supreme Court which held that women irrespective of their age, have the right to enter the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.
Kerala has been on a boil after the September 28 Supreme Court verdict, permitting women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple.
The hill shrine had recently witnessed protests by devotees against the attempt by some young women, including journalists, to enter the temple.
Ms Kalinga