Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing(Day 3)- LIVE UPDATES

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15 Feb 2022 2:10 PM IST

  • Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing(Day 3)- 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 Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...

    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 Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and has restrained students from wearing any sort of religious clothes in classrooms, regardless of their faith, while the matter is pending hearing.

    Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat appearing on behalf of aggrieved students made extensive arguments on Monday. It is the petitioner's case that the right to wear hijab is an essential religious practice under Islam, and the State is not empowered to interfere with such rights under Articles 14,19 and 25 of the Constitution.

    Live Updates

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:34 PM IST

      Kumar: There is no prohibition in wearing the Hijab even in the GO.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:31 PM IST

      Kumar : Kindly mark this Govt is yet to take a decision on the uniform dress code. It is to constitute a high-level committee. As of now Govt has not prescribed any uniform or prohibited the wearing of hijab.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:29 PM IST

      Kumar refers to the statement of objections - Kindly mark this, they says "code of conduct of institution". There is no code of conduct.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:28 PM IST

      Kumar : I was prevented from entering the school from Dec 28. So their banking upon a decision taken on Dec 31. 

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:25 PM IST

      Sr Adv Professor Ravivarma Kumar begins submissions.

      CJ : Let us first understand the status of the petitioner. She has filed another writ petition and has filed a withdrawal memo in the other petition.

      Kumar : Yes.

      CJ : In that case, will allow the withdrawal of other.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:24 PM IST

      CJ : Mr Sanjay Hegde has already made his argument in 2146. We will not hear anyone else.

      Mir says Hegde made only preliminary submissions.

      CJ : Please don't waste the time of the court. We will hear the other counsels.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:23 PM IST

      CJ: You people cannot decide who is to argue first. Let us make one thing clear, we will hear only one counsel in one case.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:22 PM IST

      Adv TaHir: Mr Hegde has argued only made submission on preliminary reliefs.

      CJ : Sorry, this we will not allow. Mr.Hegde has made his submissions. We have noted.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:21 PM IST

      Adv Tahir submits that a withdrawal memo has been filed in WP 2146/2022

      AG : The point is, the arguments on behalf of Resham have been addressed. Same petitioner cannot urge the same questions of law on the same facts through different counsel.

    • 15 Feb 2022 4:19 PM IST

      Advocate General intervenes : The petition of Ravivarma Kumar is filed by one Ms Resham. This very petitioner has filed WP 2146/2022 in which Mr Hegde argued.

      CJ : She has filed two petitions?

      AG : Yes, she is one of the petitioners in another case. They have to justify.

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