: Hijab ban: SC issues notice to Karnataka government, pulls up petitioners for seeking adjournment #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Karnataka government on a batch of petitions

Hijab ban: SC issues notice to Karnataka government, pulls up petitioners for seeking adjournment #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Karnataka government on a batch of petitions challenging a High Court order that had upheld the state’s ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions, Bar and Bench reported.A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing 23 pleas against the High Court’s conclusion in March that hijab was not an essential practice in Islam.The matter was taken up on Monday – the first working day under new Chief Justice of India UU Lalit.However, at the hearing the judges pulled up the petitioners for seeking an adjournment. “You wanted urgent hearing and when the matter is listed, you seek adjournment,�? Justice Gupta said. “We will not permit forum shopping.�?Accepting Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s request, the judges issued a notice to the Karnataka government and posted the matter for hearing on September 5. On July 13, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioners, had sought an urgent listing of the pleas. Bhushan had contended that girl students willing to wear the hijab were losing out on their studies due to the ban.Chief Justice Lalit’s predecessor NV Ramana had said that the Supreme Court would hear the matter a week later. However, the petitions were not listed. On August 2, Ramana said it was because...Read more

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