The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give an urgent hearing on the pleas that challenged the Karnataka High Court order, which upheld the ban on hijabs inside the classrooms in Karnataka.
The bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari dismissing the request of senior advocate Devdatt Kamat seeking the court for urgent listing as the exams are on, said they would hear in due course.
Further, the bench also said, “exams have nothing to do with the issue”.
In a bid to give more way in making the issue sensational by extending to provide a verdict on this controversial issue, the bench asked the senior advocate Kamat not to sensationalise the issue.
Kamat prayed before the bench, “These are girls, and the exams are from 28th. They are being prevented from entering the schools. One year will go,” to which the bench denied listening.
The move from the court comes against the expectations of the students who are at the brink to drop out from pursuing their education.
It is to be noted that Supreme Court on March 16 agreed to hear the plea challenging the Karnataka high court verdict, which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom, saying it is not a part of the essential religious practice in the Islamic faith, without mentioning the date.
However, petitions have also been filed against the full bench high court verdict which held that wearing hijab is not a part of essential religious practice in the Islamic faith under Article 25 of the Constitution.
But the petitions filed by Muslim students before the high court seeking permission to wear hijabs in the classroom was dismissed.
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