Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing (Day 10)- LIVE UPDATES

CJ: Aggrieved persons are represented by very very competent lawyers, so if you want to add anything assist them.

Singh: I want to argue on grounds of Equality, Article 14 and 15 and the burden of satisfying that the impugned order satisfy 19(2) is on the State.

CJ : We are not on your credentials, we appreciate your concerns. We are saying when aggrieved persons are there, your petition may not be maintainable. We are not satisfied with the maintainability of your petition. We will pass order.

Singh : There are members who are deeply affected by the GO. For example petitioner no.2 is the mother of school-going children. I can only say that we are genuine parties, we have filed several petitions, at all levels, lower courts, HC and SC.

Chief Justice: In this manner we cannot allow you to espouse to cause of persons who are already before the court. GO is restricted to students and those aggrieved students are before the court, it is not for everyone to come before the court.

Singh: There are different women are not before the court, and we want to give a complete pictures, with different grounds not raised.

CJ : Go an assist the petitioners who have come before the court

Singh : We have filed petitions in SC and HC 

Adv Chatterjee: I will ensure that everything required is placed on record. My request is if my learned senior could address the court.

CJ : Okay. How are you aggreived? Aggrieved persons are before the Court. What is the need for you to espouse the cause?

Advocate on Record Aditya Chatterjee points out that the resolution is in the letter head of the organisation and the official seal is there.

CJ : Disclose the constitution of the body taking the decision to file the petition and where is the decision of the committee?

Advocate on Record refers to the pages having resolution.

CJ: The resolution is signed by one Devi. What is the constitution of the committee, which has met and taken the decision?

Singh : It was the Central Committee.

CJ : It does not talk about it. No details

Singh : We are not a registered body. We are a mass organisation of women which has fought many cases. In Karnataka chapter itself nearly one lakh women are there

CJ: Is there any authorisation in favour of vice president Sri Vimla KS who represents petitioner no 1?

Sr Adv Kirti Singh makes submissions for All India Democratic Women's Association.

AG : The petitioner does not disclose under which Act they are registered.

CJ : Are you a registered body?