While two cases of Parsi women petitioners fighting for equality with males pend hearings, a similar matter pertaining to the bar on entry of women between the ages of 10 to 50 to the Sabarimala Temple awaits judgment. The Temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is situated in the noted Periyar Tiger Reserve in south Kerala and predates the 12th century. According to the Temple website, sabarimala.kerala.gov.in, the Temple "is open to all irrespective of caste, creed or religion."
Arguing before a five-member Supreme Court constitutional bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A. M. Khanwilkar, D. Y. Chandrachud and......