CJI says Hijab matter will be listed for hearing in two days

New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday said he will list the Hijab matter for hearing in two days. A petition was filed seeking urgent hearing in the matter challenging Karnataka High Court judgement banning hijab in colleges in the state. But almost one month since the petition was filed, the matter is yet to be listed. "I will list. Wait for two days", CJI Ramana told Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora when she mentioned the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court judgement. A Full Bench of the High Court comprisin Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice JM Khazi held that wearing of hijab by women was not an essential religious practice of Islam. The Bench further held the prescription of uniform dress code in educational institutions was not violative of the fundamental rights of the petitioners. (Source: Vartha Bharati)