"Don't Sensationalise": Supreme Court Refuses Early Hearing On Hijab Ban
NDTV
Karnataka Hijab ban: The lawyer for the petitioner said that exams are starting on March 28 and the student would lose a year.
The Supreme Court today refused an early hearing on pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict on the Karnataka government's ban on hijabs inside classrooms. The petitioners had sought early listing of the issue citing upcoming school examinations.
The Chief Justice of India chided Advocate Devdutt Kamat, who was representing the petitioner Muslim student Aishat Shifa, asking him to not "sensationalise the issue".
Mr Kamat sought urgent listing of the matter saying students are being denied the option to wear hijabs while appearing for exams. He said that exams are starting on March 28 and the student would lose a year as authorities are not allowing entry with a hijab.
"This has nothing to do with exams. Don't sensationalise the issue," the CJI said while also refusing to entertain an intervention from the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who tried to argue the matter was not urgent.
