The Supreme Court today said it will set up a three-judge bench to hear a plea of Muslim girl students to sit for examinations in Karnataka government schools while wearing hijab.
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Last year in March, the Karnataka high court dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students of the Government Pre-University Girls College in Karnataka s Udupi seeking permission to wear the hijab inside classrooms.
Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora submitted that an interim order was needed in view of the practical exams scheduled for some classes from February 6 in the state.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandarchud, and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, took note of the submissions of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora that an interim order was needed keeping in mind the practical examinations, scheduled for some classes from February 6 in the state