Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY-9 Live Updates

Kar AG referring to SC decision "Shri A.S. Narayana Deekshitulu vs State Of Andhra Pradesh & Ors

Kar AG : Assuming wearing of #hijab is a religious practice, it is possible, as it is ordained in Quran, every mundane activity related to religion can't be an essential religious practice.

Justice Gupta : What is their argument is that whatever is stated in Quran is the word of God and is mandatory?

Kar AG : We are not experts in Quran, but this Court has held every word in Quran may be religious but not essential - refers to Qureshi judgment on cow slaughter.

Kar AG refers to Mohd Hanifa Quresh case which held cow slaughter on Bakrid is not an essential practice.

"We have no affidavit before us by any Maulana explaining the implications of those Verses or throwing any light on this problem" - Kar AG reads from Qureshi judgment

Justice Gupta: The question would be, even if we presume it's not an Essential Religious Practice- then what kind of practice would it be?

Kar AG : I will show why this test had to be evolved by the Courts.

Kar AG : I know your lordships observed essential religious practice need not have been gone into..but I will explain why it had to be..the petitioners approached the Court saying it is an essential tenent.

Justice Gupta : Mr.Advocate General, we want two things, one the chargesheet (filed in the case for alleged conspiracy behind hijab agitations) and the translations of the Kannada words in the circular.

Kar AG agrees.

Another advocate requests the bench to see the tweets made by Advocates in social media.

Justice Gupta : Why should we see it?

Advocate : He is the advocate who appeared for the other side, kindly see the tweets, it is a serious matter.

Bench asks him to hand over the copies

Bench takes Hijab matter.

Karnataka Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi to continue his submissions.