Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench
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7 April 2026 10:54 AM IST
A 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court will start hearing the Constitutional issues referred to the larger bench in the Sabarimala review.
Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.
The seven questions before the Supreme Court are :
(i) What is the scope and ambit of right to freedom of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?
(ii) What is the inter-play between the rights of persons under Article 25 of the Constitution of India and rights of religious denomination under Article 26 of the Constitution of India?
(iii) Whether the rights of a religious denomination under Article 26 of the Constitution of India are subject to other provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India apart from public order, morality and health?
(iv) What is the scope and extent of the word 'morality' under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India and whether it is meant to include Constitutional morality?
(v) What is the scope and extent of judicial review with regard to a religious practice as referred to in Article 25 of the Constitution of India?
(vi) What is the meaning of expression “Sections of Hindus” occurring in Article 25 (2) (b) of the Constitution of India?
(vii) Whether a person not belonging to a religious denomination or religious group can question a practice of that religious denomination or religious group by filing a PIL?
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Live Updates
- 7 April 2026 11:20 AM IST
SG: central gov is not taking any extreme views. Neither in Shrir Mutt to Sabarimala, 3 things not noticed
a. constituent assembly debates
b. enormity and width of religious in this country- country is having very proud plurality, beautiful part is internal plurality- Hinduism has sub-denominations, each has independent denominations. Same is with Islam, it has one particular holy book and one particular originator but it has internal plurality.
- 7 April 2026 11:19 AM IST
SG: its time court should evolve a judicial policy, its not one judgment being right or wrong. Judicial policy and for authoritative enunciation of not less than 7 judges because shrir mutt is 7 judges. your lordhships will have to interpret Article 25(1)- religion, Article 25(2)- religious practices and 26(b)- to manage affairs relating to religion.
- 7 April 2026 11:06 AM IST
Sr Adv Jaising: one clarification we would like, the review petition would not be heard. if it is to be heard, I would argue that it doesn't lie. Mylords have to decide on the questions. There is no mandamus of the earlier judgment on stay. We would address the issues without concerning the judgment.