“Only Because Of Sabarimala”: Top Court To Hear Plea On Women In Mosques

The Supreme Court today said it will examine a plea for allowing entry of women into mosques without any restrictions, and issued a notice to the government, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. “We are hearing this case because of the Sabarimala verdict. We will see…” the top court said today. In a landmark verdict, the decades-old ban on entry of women of menstruating age to the hilltop shrine in Kerala was lifted by the Supreme Court in September last year.

Agreeing to hear the petition by a Muslim couple from Maharashtra tomorrow, the top court asked them whether they have been stopped by anyone when they tried to worship at a mosque.

As carried in N

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