Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 8)- LIVE UPDATES

Naganand : In south India, Hindus when they get married there is no system of managalsutra. This is culture thing nothing to do with religion. In south India toe ring is worn. It is not part of religion

Naganand : None of this has got to do with religion. There is a fine distinction between religion and culture.

Nagananad :I dont know if they mean that Muslim girls should not sing with their classmates. If national anthem is sung, should they not sing? Is it against Islam? If a devotional songs is taught about mother India, should they not sing? What is this that they say here?

Naganand : Further, the parents of Muslim girl would request the teachers to ensure that their daughters are not involved in singing , dancing, music and other extracurricular activities.

Naganand reads the statement of objections: This is an entirely girls school. Girls students of the petitioners were not in the habit of wearing hijab previously. However, occasionally, some parents of Muslim girls used to enquire if wearing of hijab is permissible

Naganad: The petitioner have not given any factual details in the college. Petitioners when they joined, were they wearing hijab etc?

They don't say that when they joined college parents signed to abide by the rules.

Naganand: I would draw your attention to prayers, they are slightly unusual. First prayer, is writ of mandamus to respondent 1 and 2 to initiate inquiry against college for violating guidelines, Second to conduct inquiry for hostile approach

Venkataramani concludes.

Now Sr Adv S Naganand makes submissions. Naganand appearing for govt PU college, principal and lecturer.

Venkataramani : If wearing of hijab is important for someone, wearing of tilak on forehead could be important for someone else.

Venkataramani says the South African judgment was not on the dimension of public order and it was mostly a discussion on cultural right.