SG reading the circular to the bench.
SG : There were agitations. Students were protesting outside the gates, saying we want to wear hijab, there were saffron shawl wearing students...
SG : There are far fetched arguments, Govt is throttling the minorities...no..govt had to do it...in public order.
Justice Dhulia : Which public order you are referring to?
SG refers to Kundapura college resolution - students will wear uniform as prescribed.
"They don't say hijab", SG.
Justice Gupta : You are saying that nobody was wearing hijab. In one of the writ petition, there is an averment that she was wearing hijab and suddenly it was stopped.
SG : No, that is unsubstantiated. The uniform code was in vogue since 2013.
SG : This was a secular decision. The writ was filed before the Govt decision. Suddenly everyone was activated.
SG : Children are not originally thinking. Nobody was wearing hijab. Suddenly an agitation started..
Justice Gupta : Has chargesheet been filed?
SG :Yes, we will place it.
SG refers to HC observations that investigation must be there. This has culminated into a chargesheet.
Justice Gupta : Are these part of pleadings?
SG : The materials were placed on record before the HC - refers to HC judgment observations - "We are dismayed as to how the issue started in the middle of academic year...blown out of proportion....to create social unrest"..
SG : In 2022, a movement was started in social media by Popular Front of India, there were continuous social media messages -start wearing hijab. This was not a spontaneous act by few children. They were a part of larger conspiracy and children were acting as advised.