The case was placed in question as to whether the Indian Constitution also included the right to ‘convert’ any person to the former’s faith.

The case was filed on the exclusion of women of menstruating age from the Sabarimala shrine which was dedicated to a celibate God. The case questioned as to whether this exclusionary practice amounts to discrimination.

The case was filed on the ground that the provisions of the Bombay Act of 1950 contradicted article 25 (1) and flexibility to oversee matters of religion as secured by article 26 (b) of the Constitution.