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Chief Justice : We have understood your submission that Karnataka Education Act does not prescribe uniform and no penalty.

Hegde refers to his written submissions for interim relief.

Hegde : I yielded to the Advocate General who has a right of audience. Otherwise, the rule is that the Court hears one petition after another.

Kamat: There does not seem to be much of a consensus on interim arrangement, so permit us to argue on prima facie case. Just gives me 15 minutes.

Hegde : I have not completed.

Adv Kaleeswaram Raj makes submissions for an intervenor.

AG objects to the intervention saying intervenor has no locus.

Kamat requests for hearing on the question of interim relief. He says he would need 15 minutes and he can show how the GO is unsustainable.

Hegde : Why do we stake our country on one particular version that this and only this is the path. We are a civilization of multiple paths.

Hegde refers to the last para from Bijeo Emmanuel judgment : "Our tradition teaches tolerance, our philosophy teaches tolerance, our Constitution practices tolerance. Let us not dilute that."

Hegde : We are a country like no other. We are a mix.

Hegde : We had Dr Amebdekar, when he went to school was made to sit apart. After so many years of the Republic, I do not want any kind of separation.