Hijab row: Whether what all stated in Quran is essential religious practice? HC asks petitioner
Bengaluru: Hearing the Hijab row on Monday, the Karnataka High Court asked the petitioner if all that is stated in Quran is essential religious practices and are all the injunctions in Quran are inviolable.
Appearing for the petitioner students, Advocate Kamat said If Islamic scriptures of the Holy Quran say this practice is obligatory then courts have to permit it.
Replying to Kamat’s argument Justice Dixit asked “Mr.Kamat, whether what all stated in Quran is essential religious practice?”
Kamat replied, “I am not saying that.”
Justice Dixit again asked Kamat whether all Quranic injunctions are inviolable. Kamat said he would not like to comment on larger issued but for the purpose of this case, hijab is essential.
“I would not like to comment on larger issues whether every tenet mentioned in Holy Quran is ERP. For the purpose of this case, hijab is essential.” Kamat said.
“The larger question of whether all Quranic injunctions are essential religious practices does not arise in this case. I beseech your lordships to not get into that issue,” he added.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
