The vigilance report stated that the practice had allegedly continued for several years and that “substantial amounts have been appropriated by successive Administrative Officers under the guise of su ...
K Parmeshwar, amicus curiae in the matter, submitted that even when the primary responsibility for social welfare and reform lies with the Legislature, it does not mean the court is not empowered.
Earlier, a five-judge Constitution bench had lifted the ban preventing women between the ages of 10 and 50 from entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.