HIJAB CASE WILL BE HEARD BY A LARGER BENCH OF JUDGES

(The Quiver) : Today , a decision on whether schools and colleges can order Muslim girls to not wear hijabs in class was passed on to a larger bench by the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, a day after  when the  educational institutes were forced to close down for three days due to the violent ongoing hijab protests.

A case had been filed by a group of Muslim girls studying in government colleges in the Udupi district against a ban on wearing hijabs in classrooms. The controversial case was taken to The Karnataka High Court  for hearing.

“These matters give rise to certain constitutional questions of seminal importance in view of certain aspects of personal law,” the judge hearing the case said, referring it to a panel of judges to be led by the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Ritu Raj Awasthi.

“In view of the enormity of questions of importance which were debated, the court is of the considered opinion that the Chief Justice should decide if a larger bench can be constituted in the subject matter,” Justice Krishna S Dixit said.

Further adding to it, he said ,”The bench was also of the view that the interim prayers should also be placed before larger bench that may be constituted by Chief Justice Awasthi exercising his discretion “.