Indu Malhotra  

The Sabarimala verdict has been referred to a larger bench by the Supreme Court. The 2018 saw a 4:1 split verdict but the November 14 saw a 3:2 split verdict with Justice JY Chandrachud and Justice Nariman expressing dissent. 

 

The judgment on the Sabarimala review petition will be pronounced by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra

 The judgment on the Sabarimala review petition will be pronounced by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra
 

The apex court, on August 17, 2016, had sought the response of the Maharashtra government on the plea of 'Akhil Bharat Krishi Goseva Sangh' against the high court order. Later, as many as 33 petitions were filed in the apex court by different individuals and organisations

The committee probing the case submitted its report on May 5, 2019. It has also made clear that the content of the report is not expected to be made public. 

 

The in-house inquiry committee is headed by Justice SA Bobde, who is the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court after the CJI, and its two other members are women judges of the apex court -- justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee
 

Earlier, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi stated that Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge of the bench considering the case, is on medical leave and hence the case is unlikely to be considered on January 22 as scheduled
 

 As Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge of the bench considering the case, is on medical leave, the Supreme Court may not hear Sabarimala review pleas from January 22. Meanwhile, four women in southern India made history by entering Sabarimala temple where women of menstruating age have not been allowed for centuries.

Senior advocate Arvind Datar, Saurav Kripal and former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi all quoted from past verdicts and made emotional pitches to drive home their point