Sabarimala activist Kanakadurga re-enters marital home

February 06, 2019 11:11

The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced hearing on pleas seeking review of its verdict which had allowed women of all ages entry into Kerala's Sabarimala temple.

Senior advocate K Prasaran, appearing for Nair Service Society, opened the arguments before a five-judge bench and sought setting aside of the verdict.

Seems to be just the right time for one of the two women who entered the shrine to re-enter her marital home. News agency ANI reports that Kanakadurga, who had entered made history by entering Sabarimala on January 2, entered her in-law's house yesterday in Malappuram district after the court allowed her to stay at her in-law's house. She was earlier allegedly assaulted by her mother-in-law for entering the shrine restricted to women of menstrual age. She said, "I got the court order and I could enter my house. I'm happy. I could not see my children today, but I hope I can see them next time. I don't have any difficulty to stay with them, but they are not ready to stay with me. Everything will be solved."

The review petitions are being heard by a Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra.

There are 64 cases being heard in total, out of which some are review petitions and some transfer petitions. On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then CJI Dipak Misra, in a 4:1 verdict had paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the shrine, saying the ban amounted to gender discrimination. -- PTI/ANI

Image: Kanakadurga, one of the two women who had entered the Sabarimala shrine, was thrown out of her marital home after she was beaten by her mother-in-law for defiling the shrine.

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