Karnataka Hijab Ban Reaches Supreme Court - Live Updates

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