Hijab controversy: Karnataka HC refers petitions to larger bench

The judge orally indicated that the practice in courts shows that larger benches had decided legal issues related to personal laws

A single judge bench of the High Court of Karnataka directed the registry to place the petitions questioning the ban on wearing of hijab by Muslim girl students in colleges before the Chief Justice for constituting a larger bench.

“Considering the enormity of the importance of questions of law debated, this court is of the considered opinion that the petition papers be put at the hands of the honourable Chief Justice to consider if a larger bench can be constituted in the subject matter,” said Justice Krishna S. Dixit in his brief order.