Mehta: 497 could have been declared... ... Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 2]

Mehta: 497 could have been declared unconstitutional on grounds of 14 that it is arbitrary and discriminatory

J Bagchi: these are observations of one of the honble justices as CJI points out

Mehta- they are not, i must point this out...

J Nagarathna- you can say the enforcement of fundamental rights need not be on the touchstone of constitutional morality. constitutional morality is in the realm of the constitutional governance, it is not in the realm

Mehta: allow me to finish

J Nagarathna:need not to be palatable to you but its not a subject matter as such