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The Karnataka High Court again witnessed intense arguments on Wednesday on the issue of hijab in schools and colleges in the state. The state Advocate General as well as lawyers for PU colleges opposed petitions by Muslim girl students seeking right to wear hijab at schools and colleges in the state.
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The high court has been hearing a bunch of petitions, filed by Muslim students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, and other educational institutes, challenging Hijab ban inside classrooms.
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The three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice, Justice Krishna S Dixit, and Justice Khaji Jaibunnesa Mohiyuddin is hearing the case.
Here are five major development of Karnataka hijab hearing on Wednesday
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Karnataka High Court said the uniform prescribed by the schools and colleges should be followed till the disposal of the case.
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High Court bench also sought a report from the Karnataka government on the role of Campus Front of India (CFI) in hijab protests.
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Senior Advocate Sajan Poovayya, the lawyer for College Development Committee (CDC) said the common uniform was brought to remove discrimination on the lines of religion and wealth. “You must wear the same uniform to remove the discrimination either you may be rich or poor, Hindu or Muslim.,” Sajan Poovayya told the full bench of the High Court.
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Chief Justice requested all parties to make written submissions saying, “We do not need assistance, but since so many intervenors have come, we will request to give written submissions. We cannot hear this matter for six months.”
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Senior Advocate S Naganand, who appears on behalf of PU College opposing Hijab, cited the rule of Iran’s former monarch Mohammad Reza Shah. He said there was no purdah system in Tehran during Shah’s rule even though Iran was a Muslim state. Naganand said he remembered when colleges students from Iran would come to Bangalore. “We used to see hordes living here. At that time, purdah etc. was not needed.”
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