On February 22, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced that he will decide whether to list the Hijab case from Karnataka so that the court may take into account the Muslim ladies' request for a temporary injunction to enable them to take examinations in government colleges. 

The matter was brought up before the CJI by attorney Shadan Farast, who requested an urgent listing and stated that the tests will start on March 9. 

On January 23, after Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora raised the urgency of the exams that are held at government colleges, the CJI agreed to consider the appeal for an urgent listing.

Many Muslim students were forced to transfer to private colleges after the Karnataka government outlawed the headscarf in government pre-university institutes. Yet, government colleges are where the exams are given. The petitioners want for permission to take exams against this backdrop.

"They have already lost one year. They don't want to lose one more year. The prayer is only to let them take part in the exam. I am not seeking any other directions", February 22, Farasat submitted. 

The Karnataka High Court maintained the state government's prohibition on Muslim girls wearing religious headscarves in government colleges in March 2022. A two-judge Supreme Court panel issued a split decision in the appeals in October 2022, with Judge Hemant Gupta supporting the hijab ban and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia disapproving of it.