Huge rush at Sabarimala temple
The Court also stated that the state police chief should directly intervene in the matters if necessary.
The Court also stated that the state police chief should directly intervene in the matters if necessary.
Says 'atrocities' committed by LDF govt against Ayyappa devotees is 'deplorable'
According to the reports, as many as 246 people have booked through the virtual queue system for darshan today.
On October 19, 2018, Fathima along with another lady accompanied by a top police official and 100 other policemen tried to go up to the temple.
There are at least 143 petitions before the court against the citizenship law including that from the United Nations Human Rights chief.
The CJI suggested the meeting between opposing sides to fine-tune the issues already suggested by the Sabarimala bench while giving them three weeks to come up with issues to be considered.
The temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is the most famous and prominent among all the Sastha temples in Kerala, is situated on a hilltop about 4000 feet above sea level in Sabarimala. According to tradition and custom of the temple, women in the age group of 10 to 50 are not allowed to enter the temple.
A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the state government to come up with the legislation by third week of January next year, which should also include the aspects of welfare of pilgrims visiting the holy shrine.
Women police examined the girl's aadhar card and found that she was 12 years old and refused to allow her to proceed further from Pamba to the shrine complex, police said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday did not stay its September 28, 2018 order allowing entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple. The apex court, however, referred to a larger bench, the review petitions against the verdict allowing entry of women into Kerala’s Lord Ayappa Temple.
