SC verdict on Karnataka hijab ban today: A look at the timeline of events

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas that challenged the Karnataka High Court's judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state

The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas that challenged the Karnataka High Court's judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state. The apex court's bench, comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia, had reserved its verdict on September 22 after hearing arguments in the matter for 10 days.

A look at the timeline of the hijab row in Karnataka:

In late December last year, six female students of Government PU College in Udupi claimed that they were not allowed to enter their classrooms wearing hijab. The students