Why did only woman judge on SC bench support Sabarimala women ban?
Justice Indu Malhotra, the only woman in the five-member Supreme Court bench on Sabarimala Temple's ban on menstruating women said, "What constitutes essential religious practice is for the religious community to decide, not for the court". This will impact not only Sabarimala but other places of worship too, Justice Malhotra said, adding, "rationality cannot be brought into matters of religion".