Police booked 3 Islamists of Thowheed Jamaat for issuing death threats to Karnataka HC judges.
On 19th of March, the Madurai police of Tamil Nadu booked three Islamists of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat (TNTJ) for issuing death threats to Karnataka High Court Judges. The death threats were issued because the judges of Karnataka High Court gave the verdict in the hijab controversy case which did not go into the favour of muslim girls who were protesting for hijab to be allowed in schools and colleges.
Complaint was filed against Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat (TNTJ) functionaries for issuing threats to judges under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153a (promoting enmity between religions/groups and classes), 505 (1c) (inciting violence), 502 (2), and 506(1) (criminal intimidation). Total 3 Islamists of Tamil Nadu Towheed Jamaat have been booked by the Madurai Police.
Islamist organisation Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath has issued death threats to Karnataka High Court Justices who passed order that Hijab is not essential practice in Islam.
If Fundamentalists think that Laws must be written to suit their needs, they are living in Jihadis Paradise. pic.twitter.com/MkusmCmvgs
— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) March 19, 2022
On 15th of March, Karnataka High Court came up with a verdict to uphold ban on hijab in educational institutions.The bench concluded, “We are of the opinion that Government has power to issue GO, we are of the the opinion no case is made out to initiate disciplinary enquiry against college authorities. All writ petitions are dismissed.”
A special bench of Karnataka High Court pronounced it’s judgement and upholded the rights of educational institutions to decide on the school uniform. The special bench had heard the case for a total of 11 days while Justice Krishna S Dixit as a single judge heard it for two days. On 10th February 2022, Justice Krishna Dixit had placed the case before a larger bench for hearing the hijab controversy case.
The special bench while dismissing the petitions of the girls demanding for hijab in educational institutions made an important observation. It said “Hijab is not essential religious practice of Islam. The bench primarily framed four questions, (a) Whether Hijab is an essential religious practice protected under Article 25, (b) Whether school uniform is not legally permissible, (c) Whether the government order of February 5 was issued without application of mind and was arbitrary, and (d) Is any case made out to initiate disciplinary inquiry against college.
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