'Unseen hand' behind hijab row to engineer unrest, disharmony: HC  PTI 15th March, 2022 https://www.rediff.com/news/report/unseen-hand-behind-hijab-row--to-engineer-unrest-disharmony-hc/20220315.htm

"The way the hijab imbroglio unfolded gives scope for the argument that some 'unseen hands' are at work to engineer social unrest and disharmony. Much is not necessary to specify," the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said in the order.

"We are dismayed as to how all of a sudden that too in the middle of the academic term the issue of hijab is generated and blown out of proportion by the powers that be,"

The court, however, made it clear that it was not commenting on the ongoing police investigation. "We have perused and returned copies of the police papers that were furnished to us in a sealed cover. We expect a speedy and effective investigation into the matter and culprits being brought to book, brooking no delay," 

The full bench also  dismissed a batch of petitions filed by a few Muslim girl students from Udupi Government Pre-University Girls' College who sought permission that they be allowed to attend classes wearing hijab.