Karnataka HC says the way hijab row unfolded, it seems 'unseen hands' at work to engineer social unrest

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said that the way hijab imbroglio unfolded gives scope for the argument that some unseen hands are at work to engineer social unrest and disharmonyThe observation by the bench of Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi came while dismissing various petitions challenging HijabThe way hijab imbroglio unfolded gives scope for the argument that some unseen hands are at work to engineer social unrest and disharmony Karnataka High Court said in its orderWe are dismayed as to how all of a sudden that too in the middle of the academic term the issue of hijab is generated and blown out of proportion by the powers that be the Karnataka High Court order saidMuch is not necessary to specify We are not commenting on the ongoing police investigation lest it should be affected the Court said and added it has perused and returned copies of the police papers that were furnished to it in a sealed coverThe Court expressed its expectation for a speedy and effective investigation into the matter and culprits being brought to book brooking no delayIt noted the submissions made on behalf of the Respondent Pre University College at Udupi and the material placed on record said that we notice that all was well with the dress code since 2004The Court also said that it was impressed that even Muslims participate in the festivals that are celebrated in the ashta mutt sampradaya Udupi being the place where eight Mutts are situatedA threejudge bench of the Karnataka High Court had begun the hearing the matter on February 10 on a daytoday basis and reserved the order on February 25The Hijab row had erupted in January this year when the Government PU College in Udupi allegedly barred six girls wearing the hijab from entering Following this the girls sat in protest sat outside college over being denied entryAfter this boys of several colleges in Udupi started attending classes wearing saffron scarves This protest spread to other parts of the state as well leading to protests and agitations in several places in KarnatakaAs a result the Karnataka government said that all students must adhere to the uniform and banned both hijab and saffron scarves till an expert committee decides on the issue On February 5 the preUniversity education board released a circular stating that the students can only wear the uniform approved by the school administration and no other religious attire will be allowed in collegesThe order stated that in case a uniform is not prescribed by management committees then students should wear dresses that go well with the idea of equality and unity and does not disturb the social orderA batch of petitions was filed against the governments rule in the Karnataka High Court by some girls seeking permission to wear the hijab in educational institutionsA bench of Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi heard the petitions challenging the government rule on dress codeOn February 10 the high court issued an interim order stating that said students should not wear any religious attire to classes till the court issues the final order The hearings related to the Hijab case were concluded on February 25 and the court had reserved its judgementThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever