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Hijab controversy in Karnataka is not over yet. Now, in this matter, some girl students from here have approached the Supreme Court and sought permission to sit in the pre-university examination wearing hijab. Also demanded an early hearing in this matter.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud assured the girl students that he would look into the matter and constitute a bench soon. The pre-university examination in Karnataka is expected to start from March 9.
Earlier in October last year, there was a hearing in the Supreme Court in the matter of ban on hijab. However, during the hearing, a two-judge bench could not reach a consensus. During the hearing, both the judges had suggested setting up a new bench in the matter.
CJI asked- who is stopping him from giving the exam
When the CJI asked who was stopping them from taking the exam, advocate Shadan Farasat said that girl students who wear hijab are not being allowed to take the exam. The exam is starting from 9th March and these girl students are not ready to give the exam without hijab. If these people do not appear in the exam then their year will be wasted. Therefore, a hearing should be held in this matter as soon as possible.
Controversy started from Udupi
The hijab controversy in Karnataka started in early January from a government college in Udupi itself, where Muslim girls were stopped from wearing hijabs. The school management told it against the uniform code. After this the controversy spread to other cities as well.
Muslim girls are protesting against this, against which youths associated with Hindu organizations also started a counter-protest by wearing saffron shawls. The protest turned into a violent clash in a college, where the police had to use tear gas to control the situation.
HC’s decision- Wearing hijab is not mandatory
On March 15, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a plea by some Muslim girl students of the Government Pre-University Girls’ College in Udupi to wear the hijab in class. The court upheld its earlier order saying that wearing hijab is not a part of the essential practice of Islam. It does not need to be protected under Article 25 of the Constitution.
The decision of the Karnataka High Court was challenged
26 petitions were filed in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court’s decision on the Hijab controversy. The petitioner said that the High Court gave its verdict on Hijab Ban without looking at religious and personal freedom. Senior advocates Rajeev Dhawan, Dushyant Dave, Sanjay Hegde and Kapil Sibal appeared on behalf of the petitioners, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared in the court on behalf of the government.
SC had said – this is not a religious matter, if someone comes to the court wearing jeans, he will be denied.
In the Karnataka Hijab dispute case, a hearing was held in the Supreme Court in the bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. During this, the counsel for the petitioner said that by enforcing the dress code, you are preventing girls from going to college. On this, Justice Gupta had said that the dress code is applicable at the public place. Recently, a female lawyer came to the Supreme Court wearing jeans, she was immediately refused. Similarly, golf courses also have their own dress code. Read full news…