Karnataka hijab ban: Two SC judges give split verdict, case moves to larger bench; here's the chronology

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of please challenging the Karnataka High Court’s 15 March judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab inside classrooms in schools and colleges in the state. While Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeals against the high court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them. “There is divergence of opinion,” Justice Gupta, who was heading the bench, said at the outset while pronouncing the verdict. In view of the split verdict, the bench directed that the appeals against the high court verdict be placed before the Chief Justice of India for constituting an appropriate larger bench. Here’s a quick look on how Karnataka hijab row started.

Karnataka hijab case: Chronology of events

• 1 January, 2022: Some Muslim students of a pre-university college in Karnataka’s Udupi not allowed to attend classes wearing hijab. Students barred from classroom start protest against college administration
• 26 January, 2022: Karnataka government sets up expert committee to resolve issue
• 31 January, 2022: Student moves Karnataka High Court against hijab curbs, seeking declaration that wearing hijab is Fundamental Right guaranteed under Constitution of India
• 5 February, 2022: Karnataka government imposes ban on hijab in classrooms
• 8 February, 2022: Clash breaks out among the students from two communities in Udupi district college. Section 144 was imposed in Shivamogga to restricts public gatherings after protests turned violent. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai orders closure of all high schools and colleges for few days
• 10 February, 2022: Karnataka High Court passes interim order saying colleges in state can reopen, but students cannot be allowed to wear any piece of clothing that is religious till the matter is pending
• 11 February, 2022: Petitions filed before the Supreme Court against the high court directives in interim order
• 15 March, 2022: Karnataka High Court rules hijab not part of essential Islamic religious practice, upholds state government’s ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions. The HC verdict challenged before the apex court hours after judgment
• 13 July, 2022: The Supreme Court agrees to hear petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court’s verdict
• 22 September, 2022: The Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas
• 13 October, 2022: The two-judge bench of Supreme Court delivers split verdict on hijab ban, directs placing appeals against Karnataka HC order before CJI for constitution of larger bench.

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