The Karnataka High Court has said a big thing on the ruckus about Hijab in the state.
- High Court issued written order
- ‘Prohibition in class for wearing hijab-saffron shawl’
- ‘School-college closed in the state for several days’
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has said a big thing on the ruckus about Hijab in the state. The court has asked all the students agitating on the hijab to leave the protest and return to their classes.
- High Court issued written order on Friday
A bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khaji of Karnataka High Court heard the Hijab case on Thursday. A copy of the written order issued after this hearing was issued on Friday. The court said that this year’s educational calendar is going to end soon. In such a situation, it would be better to serve the interests of the students by returning to their classes, and not by continuing the agitation and closing the institutions.
- ‘Prohibition in class for wearing hijab-saffron shawl’
The court said, ‘We request the state government and all stakeholders to open educational institutions and allow students to return to classes at the earliest. Along with this, we prohibit all students from coming to class with saffron shawls, gamchha, hijab, religious flag or similar items till further orders.’ The court clarified that this order is limited to only those institutions. , where the college development committees have prescribed the student dress code/uniform.
- ‘School-college closed in the state for several days’
The High Court expressed grief over the fact that due to unnecessary movement on Hijab, schools and colleges of the state are closed for the last several days. When the court is considering the matter and the question of constitutional importance is being heard, then there is no point in continuing these demonstrations.
- ‘Our country is a country of different cultures’
The court said, our country is a country of different cultures, religions and languages. Being a secular country, every citizen has the right to believe and practice any belief of his choice. There is no need to tell this to anyone.
The High Court, while directing the government to reopen colleges in the state, said, “Increasing the educational conditions will be detrimental to the academic career of the students.” Especially when the deadline for admission to higher education and syllabus is mandatory.
