Hijab controversy reached Supreme Court, CJI said – will look into it
The ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka has now reached the Supreme Court. It has been mentioned before the bench of the Chief Justice. Advocate and veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal has appealed to the Supreme Court to transfer the case to him and hear him. However, the Supreme Court refused to immediately list the petitions seeking transfer of the hijab controversy from the Karnataka High Court to the apex court.
CJI said – will look into
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the petition in the Supreme Court regarding the Hijab controversy in Karnataka. He has requested for transfer of the case and hearing by a nine-judge bench. On the request of senior advocate Kapil Sibal to list the petition related to Karnataka hijab controversy in the Supreme Court for hearing, the Chief Justice (CJI) said that he will look into it.
Supreme Court said
The Supreme Court said that it will consider the request of the Karnataka High Court to list the petition regarding the hijab dispute to be transferred to its court. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana said the high court is hearing the matter and it should be allowed to hear and decide.
What did Kapil Sibal say?
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, while requesting for the hearing of the matter by a nine-judge bench, said that the problem is that schools and colleges are closed. Girls are being pelted with stones. This controversy is spreading all over the country. Sibal said that he does not want any order on the matter, only wants the petition to be listed for hearing. After this the Chief Justice said that we will look into it. Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday constituted a full bench to look into the matter; Justice Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khaji are part of this bench.
What is the matter
It is worth mentioning that in January, six girl students of a government ‘pre-university college’ in Udupi were asked to leave the campus after wearing hijab in violation of the prescribed ‘dress code’ to come to classes, leading to a major controversy. Demonstrations were held in Gaya and across the state. In response, Hindu students also started protesting by wearing saffron shawls.
