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SC blasts Indian Young Lawyers Association for 2006 Sabarimala PIL over women entry ban
Politics
Published on 5 May 2026
Court calls the petition an abuse of law
The Supreme Court criticized the Indian Young Lawyers Association over its 2006 PIL seeking to lift the Sabarimala temple ban on women’s entry. The bench questioned the group’s standing to file the case, calling the move an abuse of the process of law, and urged it to focus on bar welfare instead of religious matters.
- Supreme Court scolded IYLA for its 2006 Sabarimala PIL
- Bench questioned the group’s locus standi in the case
- Court described the petition as an abuse of legal process
- Judges suggested shifting focus to bar welfare
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