Hijab ban: Supreme Court to listen to pleas towards Karnataka HC ruling after Holi trip

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to listing for listening to after Holi trip the pleas difficult the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions looking for permission to put on hijab contained in the classroom saying it’s not part of the important spiritual observe in Islamic religion.

A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana took word of the submissions of senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, showing for some college students, that pressing listening to was wanted preserving in thoughts the upcoming examinations.

“The urgency is that there are many girls who have to appear in examinations,” the senior lawyer advised the bench which additionally comprised Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli. “Others also mentioned, let us see…we will list after the vacations. Give us time,” the CJI mentioned.

Some petitions have been filed towards the total bench excessive courtroom verdict on the case by which it was held that carrying hijab just isn’t part of important spiritual observe in Islamic religion below Article 25 of the structure.

The excessive courtroom dismissed the petitions filed by a bit of Muslim college students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, looking for permission to put on Hijab contained in the classroom. The prescription of faculty uniform is barely an inexpensive restriction, constitutionally permissible which the scholars can’t object to, the excessive courtroom mentioned.