‘Govt. not to entertain women in Sabarimala’
It has decided to wait for verdict by larger SC Bench on review pleas
16/11/2019 , N.J. Nair , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Awaiting opinion: The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will open on Saturday for the annual pilgrim season.LEJU KAMAL
The Kerala government has decided not to allow women in the menstruating age group to visit the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and to wait till a seven-member Bench of the Supreme Court takes a final call on a batch of review petitions referred to it for final scrutiny.
The government decision on Friday came after legal opinion offered by Advocate General C.P. Sudhakara Prasad.
The Supreme Court decision on Thursday to refer major components of its September 28, 2018, verdict granting unrestricted entry for women of child-bearing age to the temple for another review, has offered the government the leeway to defer imposition of the earlier judgment.
While hearing the review petitions in October 2018, the Supreme Court explicitly stated that the verdict stands and has not been stayed, but no such specific mention has been made as part of the latest decision. Hence, it has been resolved to wait for a final decision, government sources said.
The CPI(M) State secretariat that met here on Friday adopted a complementary stance and resolved against granting entry to women to the temple. Since many crucial components of the September 28, 2018 verdict had been referred for review, it was felt that the government should not allow women to the hill shrine, party sources said.
It has been clarified that the party has not diluted its stance on gender equality and will stick to its stand to abide by the court decision on the issue. The latest decisions of the government and the political leadership have eased the pressure on the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the Sabarimala temple.
It has decided to wait for verdict by larger SC Bench on review pleas
16/11/2019 , N.J. Nair , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Awaiting opinion: The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will open on Saturday for the annual pilgrim season.LEJU KAMAL
The Kerala government has decided not to allow women in the menstruating age group to visit the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and to wait till a seven-member Bench of the Supreme Court takes a final call on a batch of review petitions referred to it for final scrutiny.
The government decision on Friday came after legal opinion offered by Advocate General C.P. Sudhakara Prasad.
The Supreme Court decision on Thursday to refer major components of its September 28, 2018, verdict granting unrestricted entry for women of child-bearing age to the temple for another review, has offered the government the leeway to defer imposition of the earlier judgment.
While hearing the review petitions in October 2018, the Supreme Court explicitly stated that the verdict stands and has not been stayed, but no such specific mention has been made as part of the latest decision. Hence, it has been resolved to wait for a final decision, government sources said.
The CPI(M) State secretariat that met here on Friday adopted a complementary stance and resolved against granting entry to women to the temple. Since many crucial components of the September 28, 2018 verdict had been referred for review, it was felt that the government should not allow women to the hill shrine, party sources said.
It has been clarified that the party has not diluted its stance on gender equality and will stick to its stand to abide by the court decision on the issue. The latest decisions of the government and the political leadership have eased the pressure on the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the Sabarimala temple.
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