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

Kamat: My primary challenge is to the GO. Kindly turn to GO itself. Much of my task as far as this GO is concerned has become very easy, because of the 90 percent of GO has been given up by the AG. It has been conceded.

Kamat : Kindly see my reliefs. I have not sought a general declaration for wearing of hijab. I have sought for quashing of the GO and for allowing the petitioners to wear. Second relief is consequential to the quashing of the GO.

Kamat : I have specifically pleaded we have been wearing headscarves since our admission till the GO came. Paragraph 6. No reply/rebuttal is there as far as this is concerned. This is a co-ed school.

CJ : When you were admitted?

Kamat : 2 years back.

Kamat : Some are good length deliveries. I will deal with them. Some are wide deliveries. Some are no balls, by citing overruled judgments, inadvertent submissions.

Now Sr Adv Kamat starts rejoinder arguments for petitioners.

Kamat : I have heard scintillating arguments by my learned senior friends. It was a learning process. In a lighter vein, I am like a batsman, faced with fast deliveries from both sides.

Court now takes up the PIL filed by Ghansham Upadhyay seeking investigation into instigation of protests.

Justice Dixit: You have not paid court fees, we will not take it up without it.

Adv Subhash Jha. I will pay it during the day or by tommorow.

CJ : Not maintainable

Adv Ahmed: Bhandarkar college has permitted me to wear headscarf since admission. Now they are restricted. The petitioners are degree college students.

CJ: Let it be connected with the petition which is before the ld single judge

Dar concludes.

Justice Dixit : A meritorious speech

Dar sings Sare Jahan Se Accha song.

"This is cause of life and death for us. Either we will have to leave our education or our principles. Please come heavily on the state. How can they pass this Govt Order"

Dar : We live in diversity, harmony, please allow our girls to cover heads, it will not cause any prejudice to anybody. This is not a Hindu Rasthra. This is not an Islamic Republic. This is a democratic secular republic. Please come to our rescue.