Sabarimala verdict: 5-Judge bench to issue the judgment on the entry of women

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its judgment on the entry of women into Sabarimala Temple in Kerala today. A five-judge bench is examining the legality of prohibiting women between the ages of 10 and 50 from entering the temple due to “impurity”. A group of five women lawyers has challenged Rule 3(B) of the Kerala Hindu places of public worship, which authorises restriction on women “of menstruating age.