Shivani Thakur
Published on: April 26, 2022, at 20:03 IST
The Supreme Court said it will consider listing for hearing Appeals Challenging the Karnataka High Court order in the Hijab Ban Matter and asked a Counsel who requested it to wait.
“I will list. Wait for two days,” Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said.
The Court is seized of few Appeals against the Karnataka High Court Order, in the application seeking an urgent hearing, the Appellant said hijab-wearing students were being denied the opportunity to sit for exams.
The Karnataka High Court on March 15 dismissed the Petitions filed by the Muslim girls stating that wearing the hijab is not an essential Religious Practice in Islam and Freedom of Religion under Article 25 of the Constitution is subject to reasonable restrictions.
The Court also upheld an Order, which suggested that wearing hijabs can be restricted in Government Colleges where uniforms are prescribed and ruled that such curbs under norms for college uniforms are “Constitutionally Permissible”.
Respondent request to list the matter urgently otherwise it would not be possible for the girl’s student to take their exams.
Chief Justice Ramana had said that “This has nothing to do with exams” and asked the parties not to sensationalise it.