Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 7)- LIVE UPDATES

Arguments over for the day. Bench rises. Hearing to continue tomorrow at 2.30PM.

AG: I am placing on record the file saying the 2014 circular, constituting CDC was approved by the Minister..

Adv G R Mohan : A request is made to Child Rights Commission to provide a separate room for removing hijab, not in open place. Even teachers are asked to remove in public.

AG :We will take care of it. The govt is very sensitive.

AG : I assure all such instances will be taken care of. There will be no issues.

AG : have received it in morning and I have spoken to Principal Secretary, education department and soon a meeting will be convened of all concerned. I assure court that report will be submitted to the court and to him.

AG submits that Adv Mohammad Tahir has given a letter alleging some excesses committed by authorities with respect to Court order.

AG says he has spoken to Principal Secretary and a meeting will be convened soon.

AG : Next is a case in which I had assisted in Karnataka HC. There was a lease of property of Wakf Board to a hotel where wine and pork was served. The lease was challenged saying wine and pork are haram in Islam. It was not accepted.

AG : Next is Shayara Bano (Triple Talaq) case. The petitioners assumed its part of Quran. Court did not accept.

AG : In Babri Masjid case (Ismail Faruqui case), Supreme Court negated the argument that praying in a mosque is an essential practice.

AG : In Kureshi's case, lordships held "What is optional does not constitute ERP."

In Javed case, petitioners said Quran protects plurality of marriages. Court said no.