Sabarimala PIL papers should have been ‘thrown in dustbin’: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of the foundation of a 2006 public interest litigation (PIL) that led to its 2018 ruling allowing women of all ages into Kerala's Sabarimala temple. The court says it should not have entertained the petition based on material that did not merit judicial consideration, which included newspaper reports and unverified information. The bench has criticized the PIL jurisdiction, stating that it has become misused and is now often used for private interests.