Hijab Ban : No Religious Dress In Colleges During Pendency Of Case, Says Karnataka High Court| LIVE UPDATES [Day 3]

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10 Feb 2022 2:15 PM IST

  • Hijab Ban : No Religious Dress In Colleges During Pendency Of Case, Says Karnataka High Court| LIVE UPDATES [Day 3]

    A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear petitions filed by Muslim students challenging Hijab Ban in colleges at 2.30 PM today.A single bench had referred the petitions to larger bench yesterday observing that "questions of seminal importance" are involved.The single bench also said that the question of interim relief will be considered by the larger bench.The matter is before a...

    A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear petitions filed by Muslim students challenging Hijab Ban in colleges at 2.30 PM today.

    A single bench had referred the petitions to larger bench yesterday observing that "questions of seminal importance" are involved.

    The single bench also said that the question of interim relief will be considered by the larger bench.

    The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.

    Stay on this page for live-updates from the hearing.


    Live Updates

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:50 PM IST

      Hegde :It appears on my reading of facts that it was a small thing within college that is without timely administration's intervention has been allowed to go beyond control.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:49 PM IST

      Chief Justice :Direction is sought to attend classes with head scarf without bias and discrimination?

      Hegde : Yes.

      CJ : State has filed response?

      Hegde : Yes, state has filed response on law.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:48 PM IST

      Chief Justice : We will have to understand what are the questions involved then only we can decide. First, give us the brief facts of the case.

      Hegde narrates the brief facts.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:47 PM IST

      Hegde : The question of essential religious practices necessarily arise. But there is also a principle that if a matter can be decided on statutory principles other than constitutional grounds, then it be disposed of the basis of statutory principles.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:46 PM IST

      Hegde : May I begin. I have something which can save the time of the Court.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:45 PM IST

      Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde appearing for Udupi students and Devadatt Kamat appearing for Kundapura students.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:43 PM IST

      The bench assembles.

    • 10 Feb 2022 2:41 PM IST

      The bench is yet to assemble.

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