New Delhi: Chief Justice NV Ramana on Friday orally told the counsel of a petitioner, challenging the Karnataka High Court interim order in the Hijab matter, to think whether it is proper to bring the issue at the national level.
Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned the plea challenging the Karnataka High Court before a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana. Kamat submitted that the high court has restrained the students from disclosing their religious identities, which results in suspension of Article 25 and this will lead into larger consequences.
The Chief Justice said: “Court is already hearing the matter”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the high court order has not come out so far and it should be allowed to decide the issue. Mehta emphasized that the matter should not be made either religious or political.
Chief Justice orally observed, “Don’t spread these things to a larger level…we don’t want to express anything on it.”
Justice Ramana told Kamat, “We are watching it and we know what is happening. Think, is it proper to bring it to the national level..”
Kamat mentioned the plea by a petitioner challenging the Karnataka High Court’s interim order to students not to insist on wearing religious attire till the court has decided the matter.
The Chief Justice emphasized that if there is constitutional rights’ violation of any one it would intervene at the appropriate time and its responsibility to protect constitutional rights of everyone.
The top court declined to go into the merits of the matter. “We will take it up at an appropriate time,” said the bench.