Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing(Day 6)- LIVE UPDATES

Mohan: Petitioner is an association of minority institutions protected by Article 29 and 30.

CJ : Is the petitioner a registered body?

Mohan : Yes.

CJ : Under Societies Registration Act?

Mohan : Yes.

CJ : Where is the resolution of society authorizing the filing?

Adv G R Mohan now appearing for Karnataka State Minorities Educational Institutions Managements Federation.

CJ : There are other objections too. Rs 20 deficiency in stamp is the second objection. Third objection is PIL not accompanied with the affidavit in proforma. We will give you time to make good the office objections.

Adv Kirti Singh now makes submissions in a PIL filed by a women's association and a Muslim woman.

Singh: We had not filed a declaration as per the HC rule, now we have filed it and accordingly we may be heard.

Bench allows the withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition.

Justice Dixit : Not even one anti-social element is made a party. No explanation is given for not making a party. How can this petition be entertained?

CJ : Better you file a proper petition. Make proper averments. College is not made a party. What kind of a petition is this!

Ahmed seeks permission to amend the petition to add the college.

Justice Dixit : Where is the averment that the college is preventing. He says anti-social elements are preventing. None of them are made parties. College is not made a party.

Ahmed : The order of this Court is not clearly understood by everyone. Every institution where hijab used to be allowed, are now stopping.

CJ : Are you studying in a govt college?

Ahmed says a private college.

CJ : The college is not made a party.

CJ: You are yourself saying there was no prevention or force to remove hijab, now some anti elements are forcing them to remove the hijab.

Lawyer : Even college authorities are not permitting.

CJ: What you have mentioned in the petition is not what you are saying

One lawyer mentions about the prevention of wearing hijab

CJ: If some anti-social elements are preventing you, then go lodge an FIR against them.