After a marathon hearing of nearly 23 hours spread over 11 days, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday reserved its verdict on the petitions filed by nine Muslim girl students, who are studying in two government pre-university colleges in Udupi district, questioning the denial of permission to wear hijab (headscarf) in classrooms.
A three-judge special Bench, consisting of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S. Dixit, and Justice Jaibunnisa M. Khazi, started hearing the arguments on the petitions on February 10 after a judge on February 9 said that important constitutional issues raised in the petitions required consideration by a larger Bench. The hearing took place for an average of two hours a day.
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