Supreme Court Verdict  

Some of the judgments of 2018 have been unanimously hailed. While some verdicts have been welcomed, others have been criticised.  Many consider that if anything, it is a clear sign that the court has not played favorites. 

The Supreme Court verdict on September 28 allowing the entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple had made the famous shrine a battlefield.

The Kerala high court granted bail to activist and model Rehana Fathima Pyarijaan Sulaiman. Fathima, an activist who tried to enter the Sabarimala temple, was arrested for hurting religious sentiments of Ayyappa devotees.

The party is in the process of finalising an elaborate plan to decide the best modus operandi to take the message to the masses down to the village and taluka levels using its communication machinery, including social media and IT assets

LDF government maintains a strong stand to implement the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala. The Travancore Devaswom Board's president A Padmakumar said that they would move the apex court with the help of advocate Chandra Uday Singh seeking time to implement the Sabarimala verdict.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, during the all-party meeting, stated that it is the responsibility of the government to implement the Supreme Court verdict. The stand was heavily criticised by opposition parties.

The Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday overturned President Maithripala Sirisena's controversial decision to dissolve Parliament and halted the preparations for snap polls on January 5.

Circulars have been issued to various police stations in the city to ensure people stick to the time limit fixed by the Supreme Court. Each of these police stations has been issued orders to patrol to ensure that there is no violation of the verdict on firecrackers.

BJP has decided to field 1,000 elderly women at Sannidhanam every day to block young women trying to visit Sabarimala. 

The Congress has recently changed its stance on Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan called it as suicidal move for the party.

Unidentified miscreants attacked the ashram of Swami Sandeepananda Giri, who had supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala. 

How far is the Supreme Court order practical? Why was the verdict given just 15 days ahead of the festival. What are green crackers and is the formula out in the Indian market? MyNation speaks to various stakeholders.

A five-judge constitution bench with a ratio of 4:1 had ruled recently that women of all age groups should be allowed entry into Kerala's Sabarimala temple.