Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing-DAY-6- Live Updates

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15 Sept 2022 10:50 AM IST

  • Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing-DAY-6- Live Updates

    Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special...

    Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.

    A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special leave petitions which challenge the judgment of the Karnataka High Court dated March 15 which upheld the hijab ban.

    The SLPs have been filed against the judgment dated March 15 passed DAY 6by the High Court of Karnataka, upholding Government Order dated 05.02.2022, which has effectively prohibited Petitioners, and other such female Muslim students from wearing the headscarf in their Pre-University Colleges. A Full Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice JM Khazi held that wearing of hijab by women was not an essential religious practice of Islam. The Bench further held the prescription of uniform dress code in educational institutions was not violative of the fundamental rights of the petitioners.

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    • 15 Sept 2022 2:23 PM IST

      Gonsalves : High Court makes two big mistakes. One, it does not look at international judgments.

      He refers to Kenyan judgment, calls it the "best precedent".

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:22 PM IST

      Gonsalves : The judgment does not look at international judgments. Says will only look at native cases. That view is not possible after Puttawamy judgment. Para 148 to 154. Courts are bound to consider unless there is something against Indian law.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:20 PM IST

      Justice Gupta : But Mr.Gonsalves, in India we have the essential religious practice test, starting from 1954 Shirur Mutt case.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:19 PM IST

      Gonsalves refers to the HC judgment portion which says adjudication must be based on native law.

      Gonsalves : There are not many judgments in India which deal with cases of practices which are established but not essential.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:17 PM IST

      Justice Dhulia : Does it mean that if you are not able to establish it as essential religious practice, then you can show any other right?

      Gonsalves : If you can't show it is essential, there is no right- that's what the judges are saying.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:16 PM IST

      Gonsalves : Court says if you can't show it is essential, there is no right. When we show the international cases, those were shut out.. you will find hardly any analyis or appreciation of these judgments. They are leading judgments of the world - South Africa, Kenya & Canada

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:14 PM IST

      Justice Dhulia : You haven't read the entire paragraph, this does not make sense. one essential line, you have not referred to that at all.

      Gonsalves : I take it.. (reads again).

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:13 PM IST

      Gonsalves : Unfortunately, the High Court did not entertain that line of argument. HC was of the opinion that perhaps due to the emphasis given to essentiality, it does not look at any other right.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:11 PM IST

      Gonsalves : The Kenyan court held that practice of hijab is ingrained in Islam. There are two Indian judgments, which also dealt with the practice - Bijoe Emmanuel and NCT of Delhi case. Even Indian judgment rely on practice of religion were raised.

    • 15 Sept 2022 2:11 PM IST

      Gonsalves : There are 3 international judgments read out before the HC. They dealt not with the essentiality of the practice, but with the practice.

      Justice Gupta : Essential religious practice is a test developed by this Court.

      Gonsalves : Correct.

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