India, April 23 -- New Delhi

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday indicated that it may be neither feasible nor desirable for the nine-judge bench to lay down uniform, prospective guidelines on the limits of judicial intervention in disputes at the intersection of faith and fundamental rights, emphasising that such questions would have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The observation came on the seventh day of hearing before the constitution bench examining the reference arising from the Sabarimala Temple entry issue, which has thrown up larger constitutional questions on the scope of religious freedom and the State's power to enact social reform.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices BV Nagarath...