NEW DELHI: Muslim female students of a government college in Karnataka have approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to appear in an examination in college wearing hijab(headscarf). The lawyer of the students urged the Supreme Court to consider the petition urgently as the exams will begin on March 9.

Advocate Shadan Farasat apprised a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud about the split verdict on the Hijab issue and therefore Muslim girls are not allowed to enter colleges wearing headscarves.

Advocate Shadan Farasat said that he has moved an intervening application whereby the prayer is only to let the girl student to take part in the exam wearing headscarves.

He submitted that students have lost a year. He also informed the court that exams are beginning on March 9.

CJI DY Chandrachud sought to know why are the students to appear in exams. The lawyer replied that they are not allowing entry with hijabs and he wants that the intervening application gets listed. CJI DY Chandrachud said that he will take a call on this.

The top court has earlier given a verdict on various petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court order which upheld a ban on Hijab in educational institutes. Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeal while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed it. The matter was thereafter referred to the Chief Justice of India for appropriate direction due to divergent opinions.