The case involving the Sabarimala temple is among the most significant constitutional cases in modern-day India, as it places the tension between equality and religious freedom front and center. The Sabarimala dispute involved the challenge to and defense of the temple's ban of access to women of the menstruating age. The Sabarimala case provides the Supreme Court the necessity to determine and discern which predominates among the law's guarantees of equality and the liberty to practice faith. The case has become prominent in the legal sphere not only because it involves the question of entry of women to the temple, but also because it illustrates the nature of constitutional morality as it is proposed to resolve the deadlock between fundamental rights and society's customs. The Sabarimala case serves as a reminder that the liberties of individuals from discriminatory practices have to be prioritized and protected. Therefore, the Sabarimala case also serves to show the necessity for the Courts to intervene and actively protect the liberties of individuals from the systems and practices that serve to reinforce the social structures of oppression[1].
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Article DOI: 10.62823/IJARCMSS/9.2(II).8978
