Sabarimala women entry case: Were you the ‘Chief Minister’; what was your ‘business’, Supreme Court asks lawyers’ body

A view of the Sabarimala Temple.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) asked what was the “business” of the NGO, Indian Young Lawyers Association, to question the prohibition of women of menstruating age from entering the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.

At one point, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading the nine-judge Bench hearing the Sabarimala review petitions, asked “were you the Chief Minister of the country?”

Published – May 05, 2026 02:05 pm IST