Lagatar24 Desk
Bengaluru, Feb 25: On the 11th day, the Karnataka high court’s entire bench, which has been hearing the Karnataka hijab row case, ended hearing of all the parties involved in the matter and reserved its decision.
The court has requested that the parties submit written submissions. The court had already requested the attorneys in the case to finish their arguments by Friday, indicating that the hearing will be completed this week.
Senior attorney Devadatt Kamat, who was representing a petitioner, contended on Thursday that the government rule forbidding any apparel that disturbs harmony in educational facilities is unconstitutional.
During the 11-day hearing, the attorney general argued in court that the government decision prohibiting all religious attire in educational institutions does not apply to hijab. In a sealed cover, the government has also provided a report on the progress of the inquiry into the complaint filed against Campus Front of India (CFI).
Several interpretations of the government decree banning all religious clothing from educational institutes caused uncertainty while the issue was being heard in court. A Sikh girl was reportedly requested to remove her turban in a private minority institution, but the government has stated that it is not meddling with the uniforms of private minority colleges.
