SC refuses urgent hearing
Don't sensationalise, 'Hijab' has nothing to do with exams
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| Hijab controversy |
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to
give a specific date for hearing a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which recently dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms.
Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned one of the cases on behalf of a petitioner, a Muslim girl student and sought urgent listing of the matter: Kamat insisted that exams were approach ing and urged the court for an urgent hearing
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said this has nothing to do with exams. The Chief Justice also told Kamat not to sensationalise the matter Kamat contended that the girl students were not being allowed to enter the schools, and they will lose one year. However, the bench moved on to the next item.
On March 16, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a plea challeng. ing the Karnataka High Court order, which held that wearing of hijab by the Muslim women does not form a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.
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