February 10, 2020 2:36 PM

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Sabarimala case: SC holds it can refer questions of law to larger 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. 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 17th of February questions framed on scope of religious freedom in various religions. 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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