[Sabarimala Reference]Nine-Judge Bench Hearing- Live-Updates From Supreme Court

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17 Feb 2020 10:37 AM IST

  • [Sabarimala Reference]Nine-Judge Bench Hearing- Live-Updates From Supreme Court

    The 9-judge bench constituted by the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde has commenced hearing on the issues mentioned in the Sabarimala review order.The Bench has framed the following questions for hearing 1. What is the scope and ambit of right to freedom of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?2. What is the inter-play between the rights of persons under...

    The 9-judge bench constituted by the Supreme Court  headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde has commenced hearing on the issues mentioned in the Sabarimala review order.

    The Bench has framed the following questions for hearing 

    1. What is the scope and ambit of right to freedom of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?

    2. 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?

    3. 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?

    4. 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?

    5. 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?

    6. What is the meaning of expression "Sections of Hindus" occurring in Article 25 (2) (b) of the Constitution of India?

    7. 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?

    Live Updates

    • 17 Feb 2020 10:57 AM IST

      Parasaran alludes to his batting order again. Sibal says that he will start arguing whenever the Lordships want him to.

      Parasaran alludes to his batting order again. Sibal says that he will start arguing whenever the Lordships want him to.

    • 17 Feb 2020 10:56 AM IST

      He states that he will put his basic proposition in 10 minutes and they can be countered by the others. Jaising says that it was agreed that SG will open the arguments.

      “The problem is that we don’t know who is on which side. We were of the impression that Mr. Sibal was on this side, but now he’s on the other. Same goes for Mr. Dhawan; he’s partly here and partly there.”

    • 17 Feb 2020 10:56 AM IST

      Parasaran says that he has taken Sr. Adv. Kapil Sibal as an intervenor. But, he admits that he made a mistake and Sibal is a party.

      SG says that he is counted for 1.5 days. He explains to the CJI that he has made a compilation of the relevant judgements which will be commonly argued.

    • 17 Feb 2020 10:56 AM IST

      Senior Advocate Indira Jaising says that she has also made a schedule and made it available to the Registry.


    • 17 Feb 2020 10:55 AM IST

      Parasaran says that he has a schedule, but whenever the batting order is being decided, some lawyer or the other comes ahead to put their name in it.

      He says that he has left half an hour for adjustments. He has also brought a calendar.

    • 17 Feb 2020 10:39 AM IST

      Bench Assembled 

      Justice Banumati also present

      Senior Advocate K. Parasaran and the Chief Justice are discussing the allocation of time for arguments.

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