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Hijab ban case: Karnataka High Court to continue hearing at 2.30 pm today four petitions filed by Muslims students against colleges.

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Read a live account of yesterday's hearing here: bityl.co/Ar5r

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Read about Karnataka government's stance here: bityl.co/Ar5x

[Hijab ban] Petitions by Muslim girl students

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Read LIVE UPDATES from today's hearing in Karnataka High Court here: bityl.co/Ar65

Justice Krishna S Dixit has presided. Hearing is going on. We have not been able to join since the meeting is full.

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Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi submits that as per Shayara Bano case, assuming a religious text permits doing of something need not necessarily mean that it is essential to that religion.

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Kerala High Court judgment also recognises the possibility of having different views in respect of hijab: AG

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Hadith is only a secondary source. You have to first go to Quran and if you dont find anything in Quran, you have to stop there: AG

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Court looking at GO says State has not prescribed anything but has only empowered College Development Committee. There is no prescription as of now.

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Adv. Tahir seeks interim relief saying life of children are getting disturbed.

Bench: When are schools reopening

Lawyers: Monday

Advocate Kaleeswaram Raj says the question of exclusion, of fencing them out is a matter of interim consideration.

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Sr. Adv. Sanjay Hegde says according to AG, govt has not proscribed anything and it has left it to college authorities.

Supposing the college authorities interpret the GO as not proscribing, then the issue does not arise.

But if the college authorities interpret it as proscribing, then issue squarely arises.

Then the question is does State have power. Ultimately what is relevant for us is whether children go to school or not: Hegde

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There is nothing in Karnataka Education Act which deals with uniform. There is residual rule making power but rule making power cannot go beyond Act. Even if assuming State has power, can it be exercised this way, No.

Kamat: State has said it has not made any decision but has left it to college development committee. That is worse because we are the mercy of some committee for exercise of fundamental rights.

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My interim prayer is this: If GO says there is no restriction, then allow us to go attend classes wearing hijab. Please don't leave me at the mercy of principal and committee for exercise of fundamental rights: Kamat

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Sajan Poovayya on behalf of College Development Committee says the prescription of uniform existed year on year. It is not something new. For this academic year, a resolution was passed as early as June last year indicating what the uniform is.

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Nobody complained about it until now. Now it is being raised as if it is some artificial prescription coming out if nowhere. They don't have any prima facie case for interim protection: Poovayya

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I will produce material that year on year, at the beginning of academic year, the CDC met, and passed resolutions after consulting all stakeholders, on uniformity of school uniforms: Poovayya

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They have been followed from time to time until some artificial intervention from outside as if heavens are falling and there is some exclusion. There is no exclusion. Even these petitioners are students who have complied with the order: Poovayya.

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There is no question of interim order. On reference, I am fully in Your Lords' s hands: Poovayya

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Order: Considering the enormity of questions that are debated, this Court is of the opinion that the papers be kept before the Chief Justice if a larger Bench can be constituted to hear the subject matter.

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[BREAKING] Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court refers petitions filed by Muslim girl students to larger bench

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