Sabarimala reference hearing: Live updates from Supreme Court - Day 14
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A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is examining seven important legal questions concerning religious rights and freedoms in India. The top court began hearing the reference arising out of the Sabarimala review case on April 7.The Court's verdict will have a major impact on various cases, including the case concerning whether women of menstruating ages can be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.The reference is connected to the top court's September 2018 verdict in w
Key Facts
TypeLegislation
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 12 May 2026
Affected Population~850 million internet users, 75,000+ startups
Key Numbers
Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives
UPI: 14 billion monthly transactions
850 million+ Aadhaar-linked mobiles
PM-JAY: 55 crore beneficiaries
Key Authorities
Ministry of Electronics & ITTRAICERT-InMinistry of Social Justice & EmpowermentNITI Aayog
Key Stakeholders
Internet UsersTech CompaniesStartupsBPL FamiliesSenior CitizensPersons with Disabilities
Government Context
NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
LeftCentreRight
Amendment History
4 changes recorded for this policy.
DescriptionTuesday, 12 May 2026via barandbench
Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde: What happens when people come together collectively? Persons who worship together in the same manner may form a denomination.There are people, like Dr Dhavan, who are Arya Samajis. Arya Samaj itself emerged from a rationalist impulse. When Mool Shankar of Gujarat saw rats eating the prasad placed on a Shivling, he questioned why idols should be worshipped at all. He said we should return to the Vedas and perform only Vedic rites. That is how one denomination came in
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is examining seven important legal questions concerning religious rights and freedoms in India. The top court began hearing the reference arising out of the Sabarimala review case on April 7.The Court's verdict will have a major impact on various cases, including the case concerning whether women of menstruating ages can be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.The reference is connected to the top court's September 2018 verdict in w
TypeTuesday, 12 May 2026via barandbench
policy
legislation
SectorsTuesday, 12 May 2026via barandbench
Digital & Technology, Health, Social Protection
Digital & Technology, Gender & Women, Social Protection
DescriptionWednesday, 13 May 2026via barandbench
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is examining seven important legal questions concerning religious rights and freedoms in India. The top court began hearing the reference arising out of the Sabarimala review case on April 7.The Court's verdict will have a major impact on various cases, including the case concerning whether women of menstruating ages can be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.The reference is connected to the top court's September 2018 verdict in w
Counsel for Dr Gopal: I want to conclude by saying this. If the argument of the opposite side is accepted, then any group in this country can simply declare itself to be a religious denomination and thereby acquire the power to supersede Article 15 and the guarantees contained in Part III. Put most strongly, they would effectively acquire a right to secede from Part III of the Constitution with respect to anything they choose to characterise as a matter of religion, without any constitutional gu
The Congress leaders said here that the Bharatiya Janata Party government had tried to suppress the matter for several days instead of finding out the truth