Students also sought that the SC should send a directive to the government educational institutions in the state, allowing them to appear for examinations wearing the hijab
Bangalore: Few students on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court appealing that they should be permitted to enter government institutions wearing the hijab during their exams in Karnataka. They also sought that the SC should send a directive to the government educational institutions in the state, allowing them to appear for examinations wearing the hijab.
On January 23 another group of students made a similar plea.
On the matter CJI DY Chandrachud said he’ll take a call soon. CJI said, “I will soon take a call on setting up a three-judge bench to take up the matter in view of a split verdict of two judges in a related matter in October.”
Advocate Shadan Farasat told CJI that exams will be starting on March 9. In the premises of state-run institutions, the entry of students wearing the hijab is prohibited due to imposed ban.
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“They have already moved to private institutions due to the ban but the exams are going to be held in government institutions. Some of them have already lost a year due to the ban. All that we are requesting at the moment is to allow them to take exams,” Farasat said.
The CJI said he would look into the matter and think about appointing a proper bench to hear the application.
The court delivered a split verdict on the ban on the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
Justice Hemant Gupta said that the state government is authorized to enforce a uniform in schools. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia called the hijab a matter of choice that the state cannot stifle.
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