P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

1. The extreme hardships felt by the genuine pilgrims to have 'darsan' at Sabarimala, because of the alleged unreasonable restrictions imposed by the police curtailing the entry, the right of movement, the right to proceed in groups, the right to chant 'Sararanmanthras'/prayers, the right to remain at Sannidhanam, the right to offer various 'vazhipads' etc; in violation of their fundamental rights; under the guise of preparatory measures for setting the field to give effect to the verdict passed by the Apex Court recently in Indian Young Lawyers Association and others vs. the State of Kerala and others] [2018(4) KLT 373], striking down Rule 3(b) of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Auhorisation of Entry)Rules, 1965, facilitating entry of women of all age groups form the basic challenge in these writ petitions filed by different petitioners. Reports of the Special Commissioner, Sabarimala appointed by this Court on the relevant aspects are separately numbered as SSCRs. In some of the cases, there is a challenge with reference to the order issued by the District Magistrate, Pathanamthitta, under Section 144 of the Cr.PC. In almost all the cas