Gita petition: HC grants state two weeks time

BANGALORE: The High Court on Thursday granted two weeks time to government to file its objections on the petition challenging the government’s controversial circular on teaching of Bhagavad Gita in primary and higher secondary schools in the state.Justice Abudul Nazeer, after hearing the petition filed by Karnataka State Minorities Educational Institutions Managements Federation, granted the time sought by government to file its objections on the issue which is escalating into a serious issue.The High Court on July 14, the court ordered issue of notices to the state and the union governments on the petition which prayed that the Court stay the operation of the circular.Counsel for the petitioner G R Mohan had submitted that the circular would “go against the Constitution of India and also affect the religious sentiments of the minority and may create communal tension in schools of the nation”.