New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear an appeal on August 9 against the Bombay High Court order upholding the ban by a Chembur college on students wearing burqa, hijab, niqab, stole or cap on the campus.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the hearing will be conducted on Friday after the matter was mentioned by the petitioner's lawyer for early hearing.
Challenging the High Court order, the advocate of the petitioner urged the apex court to hear the case today itself as exams start today.
"Are you being stopped from appearing in the exam?" asked the bench. To this, the counsel said, "If students do not adhere to the uniform... please hear it today."
"It is coming up tomorrow," said the bench.
In June, the Bombay High Court dismissed the plea filed by a group of female students challenging the ban imposed by a college in Mumbai on wearing hijab, niqab, burkha, stole, caps or any kind of badge in the classroom.
