Sabarimala - Essential Religious Practices- Nine Judge Bench Hearing- LIVE-UPDATES From Supreme Court

Singhvi seeking for reframing of the issues saying that they have been framed very 'broadly

Singhvi : The purpose of 9 judge bench is to settle the law in specifics.The sweep of 25(1) will probably unsettle the judgments from 1950. They have a sweeping effect on most of the cases concerning part 3.

Singhvi : All of us believe it's an extremely important issue. Most of us have had time to do full justice to the matter. So please give us some time. The issues with the best of intentions have been framed very broadly.

Dhawan- Court cannot tell how religion is to be practiced. I seek permission to file IA.

Someone has to tell us that the Shirur Mutt was wrongly decided. Even the review petition has not decided that Shirur Mutt was wrongly decided.: Jaising 

"Your Lordships must judicially opine that the 5 judge judgement is wrong. If you say you doubt the judgment, that's not the same as saying it is wrong..can't refer based on that" Jaising

The only reason to refer this to a 9 judge bench seems to be that Shirur math was decided by 7 judge bench. But no one has questioned Shirur math judgment : Jaising

The judgment by 5 judge bench in Sabarimala is precondition to deciding these questions that have been raised. The questions are only academic otherwise : Jaising.

Indira Jaising- The rightness or wrongness if the Sabarimala is a precondition to answer these questions. No competent court has declared the Sabarimala judgment bad in law.

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The lawyer in the case appearing for genital mutilation says he is not been given copies and that the reference is not listed.

CJI Bobde clarifies that the reference is not under Article 143