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title: "Sabarimala Judgment (2018): Women's Temple Entry"
description: "The Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala (2018) ruling allowed women aged 10–50 entry to Sabarimala, impacting gender equality in India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Indian Young Lawyers Association v.
- State of Kerala is the 2018 Supreme Court judgment that struck down the ban on women aged 10–50 entering the Sabarimala temple.
- What did the Sabarimala judgment actually decide?
- Why is the judgment described as legally unsettled?
- What was Justice Indu Malhotra's dissent?

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## Timeline

1. 28 September 2018

   The Court delivered its verdict on by a 4:1 majority, authored across separate concurring opinions by Chief Justice Dipak Misra (for himself and Justice A.M.

2. 1 January 2019

   On two women, Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, entered the shrine under police protection, an event the temple followed with a purification ritual.

3. 14 November 2019

   On , in \*Kantaru Rajeevaru v.

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On 1 January 2019, Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga became the first women of menstruating age to enter the Sabarimala temple under police escort, following the Supreme Court's September 2018 judgment.

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