The Supreme Court made it clear that fundamental rights do
not offer iron cast protection for essential and integral religious practices, and
observed that such traditions can be struck down as unconstitutional if they
discriminate on grounds of caste or sex. Hearing a batch of petitions
challenging Sabarimala Ayappa temple’s custom of barring entry of women in
10-50 age group, the court said that both Article 15 and Article 25(2) enjoin a
duty on constitutional courts and governments to act against a religious
practice discriminatory towards women.
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