Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 8)- LIVE UPDATES

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22 Feb 2022 2:07 PM IST

  • Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 8)- LIVE UPDATES

    Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions.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.On Monday, Chief Justice sought a clarification from the State regarding its stand on banning hijab....

    Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions.

    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.

    On Monday, Chief Justice sought a clarification from the State regarding its stand on banning hijab. This arose in view of the AG's submission that the Government Order dated February 5, which has been challenged in the writ petitions, does not prescribe any ban on hijab and that it is only an "innocuous" order which asks students to follow the uniforms prescribed by their institutions.

    "What is your stand?Whether hijab can be permitted in institutions or not?", the Chief Justice raised a pointed query.

    "The operative portion of the GO leaves it to the institutions", the AG submitted.

    "If institutions permit hijab, you have objections?", the CJ asked further

    "If the institutions are to permit, we would possibly take a decision as and when the issue arises...", the AG responded.

    "You have to take a stand", the CJI reiterated.

    "My answer is that we have not prescribed anything. The Order , it gives complete autonomy to institution to decide uniform. Whether students be allowed to wear dress or apprarel which could be symbol of religion, the stand of the state is.. element of introducing religious dress should not be there in uniform. As a matter of principle, the answer is in preamble of Karnataka Education Act which is to foster secular environment", the AG replied.

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    • 22 Feb 2022 4:43 PM IST

      Naganand : In south India, Hindus when they get married there is no system of managalsutra. This is culture thing nothing to do with religion. In south India toe ring is worn. It is not part of religion

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:43 PM IST

      Naganand : None of this has got to do with religion. There is a fine distinction between religion and culture.

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:42 PM IST

      Nagananad :I dont know if they mean that Muslim girls should not sing with their classmates. If national anthem is sung, should they not sing? Is it against Islam? If a devotional songs is taught about mother India, should they not sing? What is this that they say here?

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:40 PM IST

      Naganand : Further, the parents of Muslim girl would request the teachers to ensure that their daughters are not involved in singing , dancing, music and other extracurricular activities.

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:40 PM IST

      Naganand reads the statement of objections: This is an entirely girls school. Girls students of the petitioners were not in the habit of wearing hijab previously. However, occasionally, some parents of Muslim girls used to enquire if wearing of hijab is permissible

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:37 PM IST

      Naganad: The petitioner have not given any factual details in the college. Petitioners when they joined, were they wearing hijab etc?

      They don't say that when they joined college parents signed to abide by the rules.

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:36 PM IST

      Naganand: I would draw your attention to prayers, they are slightly unusual. First prayer, is writ of mandamus to respondent 1 and 2 to initiate inquiry against college for violating guidelines, Second to conduct inquiry for hostile approach

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:36 PM IST

      Venkataramani concludes.

      Now Sr Adv S Naganand makes submissions. Naganand appearing for govt PU college, principal and lecturer.

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:34 PM IST

      Venkataramani : If wearing of hijab is important for someone, wearing of tilak on forehead could be important for someone else.

    • 22 Feb 2022 4:32 PM IST

      Venkataramani says the South African judgment was not on the dimension of public order and it was mostly a discussion on cultural right.

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