SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC order on hijab ban next week

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan

Supreme Court
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Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 13 2022 | 1:24 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the matters were filed long back but were yet to be listed for hearing.

The girls are losing out on studies, Bhushan said.

The bench said, It will be listed sometime next week".

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Supreme CourthijabPrashant Bhushan

First Published: Jul 13 2022 | 1:24 PM IST

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