HISTORY : FACTUAL MATRIX The Sabarimala Temple, considered the abode of Lord Ayyappa, is located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. It prohibits the entry of women in their ‘menstruating years’ (between …
Citation: 2018 SC 1676 Decided on: 27 September 2018 Judges/Quorum: Dipak Mishra, R.F Nariman, A.M Khanwilkar, D.Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra. Introduction : In india, Adultery law is defined in section 497 of Indian Penal Code. Section 497 comes under the purview of the …
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE: The constitutional validity of Sec 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (shortened to IPC) was challenged in the 2009 case of Naz Foundation Vs. Government of NCT, Delhi[1](hereinafter referred to as Naz Foundation) in Delhi …
BACKGROUND: In 1991, the ban to the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was challenged before the Kerala High Court in the case S. Mahendran Vs The Secretary, Travancore. The Kerala High Court claimed that these restrictions have been …
