In court cases regarding religious entities, the deity (deity or god is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred) is also a ""legal person"" who can engage in legal cases through ""trustees"" or ""managing board in charge of the temple"". Supreme Court of India (SC), while deciding Ayodhya case of Ram Janmabhoomi, decided in 2010 that the deity Rama in the specific temple was a "legal entity" entitled to be represented by own lawyer appointed by the trustees acting on behalf of the deity. Similarly, in 2018 SC decided that the deity Ayyappan is a ""legal person"" with ""the right to privacy"" in the court case regarding the entry of women to Sabarimala shrine of Lord Ayyapan.