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Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala

Sabarimala temple; women aged 10–50; equality vs religious practice.

IRAC Analysis

Whether the temple’s age-based bar on women devotees is constitutionally valid.

The majority held that excluding menstruating-age women from Sabarimala violated constitutional equality and dignity. The case sparked review petitions and ongoing debate on essential religious practices doctrine.