The Sabarimala review petitions will be heard by a seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in January 2020.
On December 13, the Supreme Court had said that its 2018 order on Sabarimala temple issue was "not final" as the matter is pending before a seven-judge bench, which, it had said, will be constituted soon.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had made these observations while passing an order on a petition filed by two activists — Bindu Ammini and Fathima A S — seeking safe passage for women inside the shrine.
"There is a judgment [allowing women entry] in the Sabarimala temple, but it is equally true that the issue has been referred to a larger Bench. We do not want any violence," the court had observed.