Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Ritu Raj Awasthi formed a full-fledged bench on Wednesday after a pile of petitions filed by students of Pre-University Colleges on wearing hijab to classrooms.

The larger bench will be hearing on Thursday that comprises the Chief Justice, Justice Krishna S Dixit, and Justice Khaji Jaibunnesa Mohiyuddin.  The directed the High Court Registrar to submit the documents and petitions immediately to the Chief Justice as the matter is of utmost importance and needs to be heard urgently.

Seven petitions have been submitted to the court so far challenging the government circular of making uniform compulsory and upholding the decision taken by the college management and development committee regarding the wearing of the hijab.

A complaint is filed to the State Police Chief Praveen Sood by State Minority Education Institutions Association President Mohammad Imtiaz has submitted in regard to the minorities being targeted for hijab row.

The state government had to declare on Tuesday a three-day holiday following the controversy and tensions.

It all started last month when some students of Udupi Government Pre-University College wearing a hijab were denied permission to attend classes. The version of the college authorities were many students who used to come without hijabs have suddenly started coming in hijab.

The row started taking momentum and students started protesting by refusing to attend classes without hijab. Slowly this issue became a controversy and spread to other districts, leading to law and order challenges.

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