The Travancore Devaswom Board moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking more time to implement the court’s verdict lifting the ban on entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala temple.
The board that manages the affairs of the temple in Kerala cited lack of basic amenities as it sought more time. The case is yet to come up before the court for a hearing. Review petitions in this regard are slated to be heard by the court in January next year.
On 28 September, in a victory for women rights, the apex court lifted the ban and reversed the Kerala shrine’s tradition of barring girls and women of menstruating age—10-50 years—as it granted them the right to enter the Sabarimala temple.
