<p>The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea by a group of hijab wearing students for immediate listing of their interim application for putting on headscarf during the examinations in Karnataka's Pre-University Colleges beginning next week.</p>.<p>"Students have already lost one year, they will lose another year," a counsel mentioned before a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.</p>.<p>"You have come on the last date. We will take it up after vacations (Holi)," the bench told the counsel.</p>.<p>The counsel pleaded that the matter was mentioned in January and February but it has not come up for hearing.</p>.<p>"Hijab wearing students have already lost a year because of ban. What about this academic year? Should they lose this also," the counsel asked.</p>.<p>To this, the CJI said, "I can't answer your questions. A bench will be constituted after Holi break."</p>.<p>Earlier too, the students sought hearing in the matter saying the annual examinations in Karnataka's Pre-University Colleges would begin from March 9 and they should be allowed to wear their headscarf.</p>.<p>The students had claimed they already shifted themselves to private colleges but they have to go to government colleges for appearing in examinations.</p>.<p>On October 13, 2022, the Supreme Court had given a split judgement on the validity of the Karnataka government's order of February 5, 2022 on wearing hijab in PU colleges, leaving the issue to be decided by a larger three-judge bench.</p>.<p>The matter arose on a batch of appeals against the March 15, 2022 judgement of the High Court, which upheld the ban. </p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea by a group of hijab wearing students for immediate listing of their interim application for putting on headscarf during the examinations in Karnataka's Pre-University Colleges beginning next week.</p>.<p>"Students have already lost one year, they will lose another year," a counsel mentioned before a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.</p>.<p>"You have come on the last date. We will take it up after vacations (Holi)," the bench told the counsel.</p>.<p>The counsel pleaded that the matter was mentioned in January and February but it has not come up for hearing.</p>.<p>"Hijab wearing students have already lost a year because of ban. What about this academic year? Should they lose this also," the counsel asked.</p>.<p>To this, the CJI said, "I can't answer your questions. A bench will be constituted after Holi break."</p>.<p>Earlier too, the students sought hearing in the matter saying the annual examinations in Karnataka's Pre-University Colleges would begin from March 9 and they should be allowed to wear their headscarf.</p>.<p>The students had claimed they already shifted themselves to private colleges but they have to go to government colleges for appearing in examinations.</p>.<p>On October 13, 2022, the Supreme Court had given a split judgement on the validity of the Karnataka government's order of February 5, 2022 on wearing hijab in PU colleges, leaving the issue to be decided by a larger three-judge bench.</p>.<p>The matter arose on a batch of appeals against the March 15, 2022 judgement of the High Court, which upheld the ban. </p>
