No Discrimination In Faith: Women Of All Ages Get The Right To Enter Sabrimala Temple

After a long-foughtbattle, women of all ages have finally got the right to enter into Sabarimala temple to worship Lord Ayyappa. CJI Dipak Misra while reading out the judgement said devotion cannot be subjected to gender discrimination.

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Here are the main highlights of the verdict

* Right to worship is given to all devotees and there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of gender.

* Practice of barring women in age group of 10-50 to go inside the temple is violative of constitutional principles.

* Justice Nariman said Sabarimala Temple custom of barring women in age 10-50 years is not backed by Article 26 of Constitution.