Kamat : The only aid to the State to restrict Article 25 is public order. Now "public order" is a state responsibility. Can a College Development Committee, consisting of MLA and subordinates, decide if this exercise of right is permissible?
Kamat : The declaration made by the Govt that wearing of headscarf is not protected by Article 25 is totally erroneous. I will demonstrate.
Number 2, the delegation to CDC whether to allow headscarf is totally illegal.
Kamat- Two things which GO says :
1. Wearing of head scarf is not protected by Article 25. Specific declaration made by State Govt.
2. We leave it to CDC to decide whether headscarf can be allowed.
Sr Advocate Devadatt Kamat makes submissions. He starts with submissions against the Government Order of Feb 5.
Adv Subhash Jha mentions filing an intervention application.
Chief Justice : We do not have it.
CJ says applications to be filed with the Registry.
Chief Justice : We are doing the live-streaming. Our only request to the media is, be more responsible. You are the fourth pillar.
Chief Justice : We may make a request to the media, our earest request to media is to be more responsible. Let us make an effort to bring peace and tranquility to the state. We all shall behave as responsible citizens.
Hearing started