New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought response of the Karnataka government on a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision to set aside its decision to ban hijab in educational institutions.
The apex court, however, has given a thumbs up to some of the petitioners seeking postponement of the hearing. The supreme court said it will not allow the ‘court to create a shopping platform’.
A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia said the petitioners have been continuously seeking urgent hearing on the matter and now that these petitions have been listed, a letter is being circulated seeking adjournment of the hearing. “This is not acceptable,” the bench said. You repeatedly asked for an urgent and first hearing… Now that (the petitions) were listed, you started saying this. We will not allow it to become a shopping platform.
Come for a debate tomorrow. We’ll listen to you tomorrow. It may be recalled that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Karnataka government, had brought to the notice of the court that a letter seeking adjournment of the hearing has been circulated.