Three-judge Bench of Karnataka High Court to hear hijab petitions
The Hindu
‘Questions of seminal importance’
A three-judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear on Thursday the petitions questioning the ban on wearing of hijabs by students in colleges.
On Wednesday, Justice Krishna S. Dixit, who was hearing the case, referred the petitions to a larger Bench while asking the Registry to place the petitions before the Chief Justice for constituting such a Bench in view of the urgency of the matter.

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