Only Muslim women are affected by the HC's 'unreasonable categorisation' order: Petitioners in the Supreme Court : Hijab row

The Karnataka High Court bench hearing the hijab ban case on Thursday said students should not wear religious dress to colleges.

The matter will now be heard on February 14. In the interim, the Karnataka government has decided to resume classes in a phased manner for students of classes 1-10 from next week. It had earlier announced a three-day holiday on Tuesday in view of violence and tension in some schools and colleges owing to the hijab versus saffron shawls face-off. Prohibitory orders are in place in Bengaluru and no protests are allowed within 200 metres of educational institutions..