[Sabarimala Reference day-14] ‘Social Reform Enhances Civilisations, It Does Not Destroy Them’; Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy

Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy on Tuesday advanced the oral argument before the Supreme Court’s nine-judge Bench hearing the Sabarimala reference, contending that the Indian Constitution consciously envisages reform within religion and particularly within Hinduism. She argued that Articles 25 and 26 cannot be interpreted as granting absolute protection to exclusionary practices, especially where such practices … Continue reading [Sabarimala Reference day-14] ‘Social Reform Enhances Civilisations, It Does Not Destroy Them’; Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy