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Devaswom Board U-turn in SC, backs entry of women into Sabarimala temple

In the forenoon, the Kerala government took the stand that it was in agreement with the September 28 last year verdict and had urged dismissal of petitions seeking review of the verdict

Sabarimala Photo: ANI
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Sabarimala Photo: ANI

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The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which runs the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, took a U-turn in the Supreme Court on Wednesday by supporting its verdict which had allowed women of all age groups to enter the shrine.
 
The Board, which also comprise the state government nominees, told a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that it is high time that a particular class not be discriminated on the ground of "biological attributes".
 
In the forenoon, the Kerala government took the stand that it was in agreement with the September 28 last year verdict and

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