February 10, 2020 8:36 PM

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5 Judge bench of Supreme Court frames questions about freedom of religion for hearing by a larger constitution bench

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today held that its five-judge bench can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its limited power under review jurisdiction in the Sabarimala case.<br />''<br />''A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde framed seven questions to be heard by a nine-judge Constitutional bench on issues relating to freedom of religion under the Constitution and faith.<br />''<br />''The court proposes to hear on a day-to-day basis from the 17th of February questions framed on the scope of religious freedom in various religions.<br />''<br />''The seven questions framed by the bench include those on scope and ambit of religious freedom and interplay between religious freedom and freedom of beliefs of religious denominations.</span><br />

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