Plea in SC for gender-equal bench to hear Sabarimala matter

October 27, 2017 18:47

A fresh plea was today moved in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a constitution bench with half of the bench being women judges or a special jury with eminent personalities to hear the case relating to

women's entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

The plea, filed by S Parameswaran Nampoothiri who is also a party in the ongoing matter in the apex court, said "only women can understand and feel better" on the issues pending before the apex court.

It also referred to the fact that since 1950, only six woman judges have been appointed in the apex court and the instant matter relating to women, should be referred to a bench comprising 50 per cent of women judges or be sent to a special jury.

The petition, while seeking to constitute a "jury" as an alternative to handle the PILs, also claimed that there was a "judicial emergency" due to delay in disposal of cases.

The apex court had on October 13 referred to a constitution bench the contentious issue relating to the ban on entry of women between 10 to 50 years of age in Kerala's historic hill-top shrine Sabarimala Temple.

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