Will a hypothetical change in rules on women’s entry amount to ‘invasion’, Supreme Court asks in Sabarimala case

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) asked if a hypothetical alteration of rules by the State of Kerala to allow menstruating women entry into Sabarimala temple in the name of social reform would amount to an ‘invasion’ of religious practice.

A nine-judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is hearing a series of petitions in the Sabarimala review case.