Doctrine of Essentiality

  • The Supreme Court has decided to refer the Sabarimala temple case to a larger 7-judge Bench. This reopens not only the debate on allowing women of menstruating age into the Ayyappa temple but the larger issue of whether any religion can bar women from entering places of worship.
  • The majority opinion in the 2018 Sabarimala verdict had said that women have a fundamental right to equality in accessing public places which includes places of worship.
  • However, the constitution of larger bench would now allow the authorities of Sabarimala temple and devotees of Ayyappa to reframe their case.
  • This brings in question, the ....
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