Hijab Controversy: Karnataka High Court says no Religious Dresses in College during pendency of case

At 2:30 PM today, a bench of judges of the Karnataka High Court heard the petitions filed by Muslim students challenging Hijab ban in colleges. The panel involved the judges Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi. The Chief Justice in the heating stated that, "We will restrain everyone from adopting religious practices while we are hearing."

The bench of the judges asked the petitioners to please cooperate for a few days while a decision is being made. They seeked cooperation of the petitioners stating that it is only a matter of short time, to which they stated that it was not fair for them to suspend their faith, if only for a few days.

The Chief Justice added, "We are ready to decide the issue at the earliest. But we feel that peace and tranquillity should be restored. Till decision, you should not insist for wearing these religious clothes which are not conducive. Till the disposal of the matter, you people should not insist on wearing on all these religious things. We will direct that the institutions shall start. But till the matter is pending consideration before the Court, these students and all the stakeholders, they shall not insist on wearing religious garments, may be headdress or saffron shawl."