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#Sabarimalaupdate
1. Mr. Gupta, Advocate for the Petitioner, commenced arguments on behalf of the Petitioner which is challenging the limited restriction on entry of women between the age group of 10 & 50 into the #Sabarimala Temple
2. The Counsel for the Petitioner took the position that the #Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple was originally a Buddhist Temple. The Bench asked Mr. Gupta to start with the Orders passed by the Supreme Court in the Petition leading to the reference to the Constitution Bench
3. The Counsel for the Petitioner walked the Bench through the judgement of the Court dated October 13,2017 wherein the reference was made and questions were framed for consideration by the Constitution Bench
4. After the relevant portions of the Order were read out, the Court asked the Counsels for the Petitioner, and the Amicus Curiae Mr. Raju Ramachandran to file their written submissions by tomorrow.
5. The matter has been listed tomorrow for further hearing.

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