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

Naganand : Violation of Article 25 is debated. Govt has not prescribed, it has said institution take decision. In our case institution has taken decision (for uniforms) since 2004.

Nagananand : Mother's affidavit does not specify on what knowledge the facts are being verified. Mother could not have verified the affidavit as the daughter is a major.

Naganand submits that the petition is not supported by a proper affidavit. Mother has verified the affidavit though petitioner is a major.

"I am not raising this as a technical ground. How does mother know what happened in class and to other students in the class"

Chief Justice: You mean to say that uniform is compulsory since 2004-05?

Naganand: Yes. It has been consistently the same since 2004. There was no problem and students were

It is not some stray resolution.

Naganand : The two representations given by students, which I have annexed, do not contain these allegations. In September if something is done, will a student go home silently, and make a complaint after three months and file a petition six months later?

Naganand: Not rewarding them internal marks? To which student it was done? Only bald allegations. They have also introduced a false allegation that since September 2021, petitioners faced discrimination, in their classes. I have denied it.

Naganad: They say teachers were scolding etc. These are serious allegation, the petitioners have not substantiated it. They say the threat was to mark them absent. Yes if they dont attend class they will be marked absent. What threat?

Justice Dixit: When was the complaint lodged? State should have disclosed it to us.

AG : I was not aware. I will find out.

Justice Dixit : Are you afraid or what?

AG : Certainly not.

Naganand: One more allegation is that we were scolding the students. We are teachers for many years and they treat students like their kith and kin. I deny the allegations.

Naganand : Some teachers were also threatened by their organisation. They were scared to lodge a complaint. A complaint was lodged yesterday by one of the teachers.