Deepak: while I am not arguing on the merits of... ... Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 6]

Deepak: while I am not arguing on the merits of the sabarimala case, I am just giving this by way of an illustration-that if the temple because fo the deity's character naistik bramachari, there are certain prosciption or prohibition on restriction on certain class of people, which have nothing to do with jati(caste) in any manner whatsoever, because that class is across caste as far as restriction is concerned, then it doesn't run a foul of this prohibition. Therefore, I will build on this argument that section and class are not to be treated as two different classes altogether-class has been used consistently across the debates to refer to caste.

section has been used as a cross section within that particular class, or it can go beyond it but it was always meant to have a caste-based connotation, not gender-based connotation. because if that happens, religious diversity and rights under article 26 can be easily defeated.