The Bombay high court Monday said it would wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on entry of women in Sabarimala temple of Kerala before deciding on a similar plea in case of Haji Ali dargah here.
The Bombay high court Monday said it would wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on entry of women in Sabarimala temple of Kerala before deciding on a similar plea in case of Haji Ali dargah here.
A bench of Justices V.M. Kanade and Reveti Mohite-Dere was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision of Haji Ali Trust to ban the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of the historic dargah.
The judges said both the matters were similar involving entry of women in the religious shrines, and hence they would like to see what view would the Supreme Court take on the issue before they give a ruling on the interim relief sought by the petitioner in the Bombay high court.
The petition had sought interim relief by way of allowing women to enter the sanctum sanctorum at Haji Ali dargah until the matter is finally decided by the court.
The HC also asked advocate-general Srihari Aney to submit arguments on the next occasion in this case involving a “sensitive” issue, while posting the matter on February 3.
In the SC, a petition has sought entry for all women and girls in the Sabarimala temple which does not allow girls after attaining puberty to enter the premises. The temple, however, allows only those women to enter who have reached the menopause stage.
