Bengaluru, April 27 -- The High Court has issued a notice to the State Government and Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) over the controversy of removing the janivara (Sacred thread) of the candidates appearing for Common Entrance Test (CET).

Following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Akhila Karnataka Brahmins Mahasabha (AKBMS), the HC Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria led bench which accepted the application, issued a notice to the Government and KEA, adjourning the case to June 9.

It may be mentioned that, the candidates wearing janivara were allowed inside the CET centres after forcibly cutting them, in the recently held CET for professional courses on Apr. 16 and 17 across the State, that had triggered a outrage among the com...