Overview
- During Wednesday’s Day 10 hearing, the bench pressed Indira Jaising on reform limits and said courts should not annihilate religion or pry open age‑old rituals.
- The judges asked who may claim a right to temple entry and questioned whether a non‑devotee or an outsider to the denomination can assert such claims.
- On Tuesday, Justice B.V. Nagarathna said the State can step in when religious activity spills into public life, citing road blockages during festivals as an example.
- The bench also stressed that management rights require clear norms, warning that religious institutions cannot function in a state of anarchy.
- A separate two‑judge bench recalled on April 24 its February 11 order reserving judgment on appeals over Karnataka’s 1997 temple‑endowments law and said it will hear them after the nine‑judge ruling, signaling that the forthcoming decision will guide related cases.