Supreme Court notifies nine-judge Bench for Sabarimala verdict review

Supreme Court notifies nine-judge Bench for Sabarimala verdict review

The case consists of a series of writ pleas and review petitions based on a 2018 verdict allowing women of menstruating age entry into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala

Sabarimala verdict review: SC constitutes 9-judge bench; hearing from April 7

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will begin hearing the high-profile Sabarimala temple women’s entry case from April 7, with a nine-judge Constitution Bench constituted for the matter. The bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. Apart from the CJI, the bench comprises of Justices BV Nagarathna, MM Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Kumar, Augustine George Masih, Prasanna B Varale, R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi. Bench to exa…