Karnataka HC reserved verdict in 'hijab ban' case

The Karnataka high court concluding the hearing of hijab controversy case on the 11th day on Friday, reserved its order on various petitions challenging the ban on hijab in education institutions. Case is posted for final order, no date given. It's reserved. The parties have also been asked to give their written submission to the court. The advocate general in the process of the 11-day-long hearing argued in the court that there is no ban on hijab as the government order banning all religious clothing in educational institutions.

The Karnataka High Court, earlier on Thursday, had asked the counsels in the hijab case to wind up their arguments by Friday as it indicated that it will deliver the order shortly. The Chief Justice of the High Court, Ritu Raj Awasthi, who is a part of the three-judge bench, told the counsels that that the arguments should be finished by Friday. The government has also submitted a report on the progress of investigation in the complaint registered against Campus Front of India (CFI) in a sealed cover. On Thursday, senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for a petitioner, argued in the court that the government order prohibiting any clothing that disturbs harmony in educational institutes is illegal.