Karnataka hijab row: The Supreme Court of India at present (March 3) turned down a plea to instantly record a plea seeking permission to permit college students to seem in annual examinations in Karnataka’s pre-university faculties with their head scarf (hijab). A girl lawyer talked about the matter earlier than a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The lawyer submitted that exams are 5 days later and added thar they’d come earlier additionally, and sought pressing listing of the plea.
The bench instructed the lawyer, “You come on the last date, what can we do?” The Chief Justice mentioned the brand new bench to listen to the matter can be created after the Holi break. On February 22, the Supreme Court of India agreed to look at a plea for hearing by a gaggle of college students seeking permission to permit them to seem in annual examinations in Karnataka’s pre-university faculties with their head scarf.
Advocate Shadan Farasat, showing on behalf of the scholars, had then submitted earlier than a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that they needed to seem in annual examinations starting from March 9 (Thursday) in authorities faculties.
The prime court docket queried the counsel, why are they prevented from taking the examination? The counsel replied as a result of of the scarf and additional added that the scholars had already misplaced one yr and if no aid was granted, they’d lose one other yr. The bench mentioned the plea for listing could be examined. On January 23, the Supreme Court agreed to look at a plea to represent a three-judge bench to think about petitions difficult ban on hijab in lecture rooms of pre college faculties in Karnataka.
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The Supreme Court, in October 2022, gave a break up verdict on petitions difficult the validity of ban on hijab worn by some Muslim lady college students in lecture rooms of pre-university faculties in Karnataka. The break up verdict was delivered by a bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia.
Justice Gupta, retired now, upheld the Karnataka authorities round and dismissed the appeals in opposition to the Karnataka High Court judgment. However, Justice Dhulia quashed the Karnataka authorities’s choice to ban sporting of hijab inside lecture rooms of pre-university faculties, saying that the Constitution can be a doc of belief and it’s the belief the minorities have reposed upon the bulk.
Justice Dhulia, in his judgment, mentioned: “We live in a democracy and under the Rule of Law, and the laws which govern us must pass muster the Constitution of India. Amongst many facets of our Constitution, one is Trust. Our Constitution is also a document of Trust. It is the trust the minorities have reposed upon the majority.”
The bench had then mentioned since there may be divergence of views, the matter could be posted earlier than the Chief Justice of India for establishing a bigger bench.
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