Sabarimala Judgment by Supreme Court: Who Said What?

Here’s what all the five judges said as they pronounced the Sabarimala verdict.

The judgment was delivered by a five-judge bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra.

(Photo: Altered by Harsh Sahni/ The Quint)

In a landmark judgment against the display of patriarchal religious practices, the Supreme Court on Friday, 28 September, removed all restrictions imposed on the entry of women of menstruating age at the Sabarimala temple.

The 4:1 judgment was delivered by a five-judge bench consisting CJI Dipak Misra and Justices RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, with Malhotra dissenting.

Pronouncing the verdict, CJI Misra read out the judgment for himself and Justice Khanwilkar and said a woman is not lesser or inferior to a man, and that patriarchy of religion cannot be permitted to trump over faith.

Here’s what all the five judges said as they pronounced the judgment.

Chief Justice Dipak Misra

Justice Indu Malhotra

Justice DY Chandrachud

Justice RF Nariman