BREAKING| Hijab Case : CJI DY Chandrachud Agrees To Consider Request For Urgent Listing; Petitioners Cite Need To Attend Govt Colleges For Exam

Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on Monday mentioned before the Chief Justice of India the hijab matter for urgent listing, saying that urgent interim directions are required to permit Muslim girl students to appear for exams which are conducted only in Government colleges.

The senior counsel was referring to the appeals challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban imposed by the State Government on Muslim girls wearing religious headscarf in government colleges. In October 2022, a two-judge bench had delivered a split verdict in the appeals, with Justice Hemant Gupta upholding the hijab ban and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia ruling against it.

CJI Chandrachud said that he will examine the matter and list it before a third bench. 

Arora said that the students have already lost one academic year and the Muslim girl students had to move to private institutions after the government Pre University Colleges prohibited hijab.

"But the exams are to be held in government colleges. So the private colleges can't conduct exam. The practicals will start on 6th of February. We are only praying to take up the matter for interim directions", Arora submitted.