2. ANNEXURE – A-Colly
News reports on the #ReadytoWait
Campaign and expressions of support by
the women devotees to the campaign.
3. ANNEXURE – B
True copy of the Judgement of the Kerala
High Court dated 05.04.1991.
4. ANNEXURE – C
1940 Travancore State Manual
5. ANNEXURE – D
An article from The Hindu on norms and
rules from the construction of a temple
building to the rites and rituals in Kerala
temples.
6. Annexure – E
Extracts from the Tamil Translation of
Bhoothanatha Upakhyanam
7. ANNEXURE – F
Relevant page from Sridhar Swami‟s
commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam
8. ANNEXURE – G
Relevant page from the Apastambha Sutra
9. ANNEXURE – H-Colly
Printouts of articles evidencing existence of
Temples where men are not allowed
10. ANNEXURE – I
Relevant pages of the Travancore
Devaswom Proclamation of 1922 from the
Travancore Devaswom Manual of 1939.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
I A. NO. 30 OF 2016
IN
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No.373 OF 2006
VERSUS
AND
MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR,
ADAMBAKKAM,
CHENNAI,
TO
PRELIMINARY SUBMISSIONS
practice.
3. The fact that the position and the views of the Intervenor are
judgements.
be addressed:
2017.
If the Impugned religious practice is indeed an
on matters of religion.
talking with, wishing for sex with, trying for sex with,
14. Not only does the judgement clarify that the rights under
practice.
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/3050-women-s-
only-temples-aplenty
News Minute-
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/celebrating-
menstruating-goddess-kerala-temple-not-completely-32604
off the sanctum sanctorum and the Temple is closed for four
days. On the fourth day, the Idol is taken out for a bath in
the river and brought back to the Temple where the Lord
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/first-time-in-400-
years-men-allowed-to-touch-idols-inside-this-temple-in-
man is allowed to touch the Idols in the Temple. For the first-
time in 400 years, men were allowed to touch the Idols for
Article 26?
1. In this regard, the judgement of the Kerala High Court
the identity of its doctrines, creeds and tenets and these are
profess and the identity of the religious views are the bonds
2. The finding of the High Court is consistent with the law laid
judgements:
21)
(Para 11)
Article 26.
devotees who visit the Temple stand undiluted. Had that not
denomination is satisfied.
5. A Temple even if it a public place of worship does not lose
Devotees once they enter the Temple and not the free will of
and 21?
the Deity has the right to follow His Dharma, like any other
Devotees.
under Article 25(1) are subservient to Article 26. Had this not
one fell swoop citing Article 25(1), which was never the
to the Bench.
the Temple.
within a Mosque.
possible for Hindu men who do not observe the 41-day vow,
which has been placed before the Court for the Court to be
evidently not even the Petitioners‟ own best case. That apart,
which bars both the Petitioner and this Hon‟ble Court from
expressly.
backdrop:
hence unconstitutional?
to be struck down.
DRAWN BY FILED BY