Multiple petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the decision taken by the Karnataka High Court yesterday that students should wear no religious dress in colleges during the pendency of the case challenging the Hijab Ban.On Thursday, the Full Bench of Karnataka High Court made the following observations, while adjourning the hearing to February 14. "We will direct that...
Multiple petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the decision taken by the Karnataka High Court yesterday that students should wear no religious dress in colleges during the pendency of the case challenging the Hijab Ban.
On Thursday, the Full Bench of Karnataka High Court made the following observations, while adjourning the hearing to February 14.
"We will direct that the institutions shall start. But till the matter is pending consideration before the Court, these students and all stakeholders, they shall not insist on wearing religious garments, may be headdress or saffron shawl. We will restrain everyone. Because we want peace and tranquility in State. We are seized with the matter. We can continue the matter on day to day basis".
The formal order is yet to be uploaded by the High Court. The special leave petition has been filed on the basis of the oral observations made by the bench.
We are tracking all petitions and the mentioning before the Supreme Court
CJI: Definitely we'll examine & we'll have to protect constitutional rights. Mr Kamat, don't go into merits. Let us see appropriate time, we'll hear.
CJI: I don't want to express anything. Don't take it on larger level. We also know what's happening in the state & hearing & you also have to think over whether its proper to bring it to Delhi.
CJI: Already the court is hearing. We don't know what the order is.
SG for State: Order has not come out.
CJI: Mr Kamat, let us see.
Kamat: Kindly hear us on Monday.
Kamat: This in effect is complete suspension.
Kamat: Want to mention SLP in the interim order passed by HC. HC says that none of the student should raise religious identity while going to school & colleges. It has far reaching consequences.
Bench assembled. Senior Advocate Mentioning
Sr Adv Devadatt Kamat is waiting for mentioning the matters before the Chief Justice
The bench not yet assembled.
Another petition is filed y Dr J Halli Federation of Masajids Madaaris and Wakf Institutions assailing the Karnataka High Court's interim Order
Youth Congress president B V Srinivas and a journalism student have moved the Supreme Court seeking to recognize the right to Muslim girls and women to wear a hijab out of their own choice as a fundamental right.
The plea also prays that the States must ensure that no girls are prevented from education and are not threatened in the name of religion or are not differentiated and discriminated merely because of wearing a Hijab.
The petitioners have raised the following questions.
a. Whether the effect of an interim order passed by a constitutional court can be the suspension of fundamental rights of citizens, guaranteed under Article 15, 19, 21, 25 of the Constitution?
b. Whether when hijab is an essential and integral facet of the belief and faith of the Petitioners herein, the Hon'ble High Court may direct the Petitioners to give up their faith in order to attend an educational institution?