Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 9)- LIVE UPDATES

Naganand : For twenty years we had uniforms, and everything was peaceful and suddenly organisations like CFI came and instigated students and parents, and the entire education is suffering now.

Naganad: Authority of the school cannot be belittled., The school has to maintain discipline in classroom. If decision is taken bonafide, and it is not questioned for around 18 years.. this uniform rule has been there since 2004.

Naganand: In orthodox Brahmin sections, after upanayanam, a boy is not supposed to wear shirts, only angavasathram. If tomorrow a category of boys say that want to come like this, what will happen? School has to maintain the discipline.

Naganand: In the present case school has done that it has said that it is in the interest of everybody that child will not wear hijab or head scarves.

Naganand: These are parental rights in the welfare of the child, it is not that parent is punishing the child to get satisfaction from it.

The authority exercised by teachers over students are also parental rights.

Naganand : If I have a child at home, 10 years old, he is misbehaving. I tell him don't do this..Child does not listen & throws things at the parents. If the parent is patient he will cajole the child. If he continues, then the parent will berate the child, & might say will slap

Naganand : When an attempt is made to maintain order, that is public order. Not necessarily Not necessary that order comes from disorder. Uniform was to keep order.

Naganand: In an education institution, the body which has taken a decision by a democratic body, for public order, maintaining good relation uniform dress should be worn. It is public order.

Naganand : Constitution makers wanted a person to have his own freedom of thought process. So freedom of conscience.

Nagananand : Freedom of conscience is, Conscience, is that voice which we hear from the recesses of our heart...Freedom of conscience means. What your heart tells you.