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Sabarimala verdict: SC refuses urgent hearing on review petition

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October 9, 2018

New Delhi, Oct 9: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent hearing on a review petition filed against the verdict of allowing entry of women of all ages in Kerala's Sabarimala temple.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice Gogoi, said that the petitions will be listed in the usual course, after advocate Mathew J Nedumpara, appearing for Lord Ayappa devotees association sought urgent hearing of the case.

Lord Ayappa Devotees Association sought urgent hearing of the review petitions saying the temple would be opened on October 16.

They asked the court to hear the review pleas before the Supreme Court goes in for holidays from October 12.

Advocate Nedumpara said that for the implementation of the order of the top court, Kerala is making all arrangements to allow women of all age groups to enter the temple.

The Ayyappa devotees, in their plea, said that apex court's judgement was against the "fundamental right of belief and faith".

The Supreme Court's judgement in the Sabarimala case has sent shock waves among millions of Ayyappa devotees, said their petition.

They contended that they were not a party in the case in which the apex court had passed the judgement and thus should now be heard.

On September 28, the Constitution bench of the apex court had allowed entry of women, aged between 10 and 50, to enter into the temple.

The court had held that not allowing women of all age to enter into the temple was "irrational and arbitrary".

Four review petitions have been filed against the Sabarimala judgement.

Before the judgement, women aged 10 to 50 were not allowed to visit the temple as per 'traditions'.

Meanwhile, Lord Ayyappa devotees in Kerala's Trivandrum organised 'Ayyappa Nama Japa Yatra' to Raj Bhavan as a mark of protest against the verdict.

Scores of devotees gathered at the venue to walk to the Raj Bhavan while chanting hymns in praise of Lord Ayyappa.

The Sabarimala Temple, located in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, is dedicated to the Hindu deity Ayyappa. The temple management argues that the deity is eternal celibate, and thus women of menstruating ages should be forbidden from entering the temple. 

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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 13: Three more people in Kerala tested positive for novel coronavirus disease on Monday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

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August 6,2020

New Delhi Aug 6: In a new twist in the Vijay Mallya case, a certain document connected with the case in the Supreme Court has gone missing from the apex court files. 

A bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit and Ashok Bhushan adjourned the hearing to August 20.

It was hearing the review plea filed by Mallya against a July 14, 2017 judgment wherein he was found guilty of contempt for not paying Rs 9,000 crore dues to banks despite repeated directions, although he had transferred $40 million to his children.

The bench was looking for a reply on an intervention application, which it seemed has gone missing from the case papers.Parties involved in the case sought more time to file fresh copies.

On June 19, the Supreme Court sought explanation from its registry regarding Mallya's appeal against the May 2017 conviction in the contempt case for not repaying Rs 9,000 crore dues to banks not listed for the last 3 years.

A bench comprising Justices Lalit and Bhushan had asked the Registry to furnish all the details including names of the officials who had dealt with the file concerning the Review Petition for last three years.

The bench said according to the record, placed before it, the review petition was not listed before the court for last three years. "Before we deal with the submissions raised in the Review Petition, we direct the Registry to explain why the Review Petition was not listed before the concerned Court for last three years," said the bench.In May 2017, the apex court held him guilty of contempt of court for transferring $40 million to his children, and ordered him to appear on July 10 to argue on the quantum of punishment.

The bench said let the explanation be furnished within two weeks. "The Review Petition shall, thereafter, be considered on merits," it added.In 2017, the apex court passed the order on a contempt petition against Mallya by a consortium of banks led by the SBI. 

The banks claimed Mallya transferred $40 million from Daigeo to his children's accounts, and did not use this money to clear his debt. Banks cited this as violation of judicial orders.

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