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The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court that the dress code was issued in February last year to maintain the 'secular character' of educational institutions and not from a religious point of view. Hearing the hijab-controversy case, the government on Tuesday told the apex court that not only hijab but also saffron shawls have been banned in government and government-aided educational institutions in Karnataka. Central Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared on behalf of the Karnataka government in a bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. He said that cases against the dress code have been deliberately filed with the help of the extremist organization 'Popular Front of India' (PFI). He also claimed that there was no unrest in Karnataka over any demand for the...

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Can Religious Clothing Be Worn In Secular Public Schools?: Supreme Court On Hijab Row

Sayani ChakrabortySeptember 6, 20220

Multiple petitions were being heard by the Supreme Court, all of which aimed to overturn the Karnataka high court's decision to sustain the ban on the hijab. The Supreme Court, while hearing several petitions Monday challenging the Karnataka high court's decision to uphold a ban on hijab, noted that a person has a right to practise religion, but the question is whether it can be taken to a school which has a set uniform. The highest court in the land wanted to know if a hijab-wearing student could attend a school that required students to wear uniforms. It's possible that you have the freedom to practise whichever religion you choose. But can you put that into practise in a school that requires a uniform? A panel consisting of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia said that thi...

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Supreme Court To Set Up Bench To Hear Appeals Against Hijab Ban

Sayani ChakrabortyAugust 2, 20220

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday, Aug. 2, said that it will set up an appellate panel to examine a number of appeals challenging the Karnataka high court's decision not to overturn the state's prohibition on students wearing the hijab in public schools. Senior counsel Meenakshi Arora, representing one of the appellants, made her arguments before a bench that included Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli. "A bench will be built by me. A judge is ill, according to the Chief Justice of India. Arora stated that the appeals against the high court judgement had been submitted back in March, but had not yet been scheduled for hearing. “Wait. According to CJI Ramana, if the judges had been okay, the subject would have come up. An agreement was made by Indi...

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Students Can Wear Hijab Over Uniforms: Guwahati High Court

Arpita SarkarMay 31, 20220

Authorities barred a four-year-old girl from wearing a hijab over her school uniform. The student's mother filed a case against Khristajyoti High School in Golaghat in protest. After 9 years of litigation, the parents finally won. The Guwahati High Court has allowed the student to wear a hijab over her uniform. According to the school authorities, the girl will be able to wear a hijab till class ten. The incident started on March 21, 2013. The nursery class teacher at the Catholic school objected to the four-year-old student wearing the hijab. On March 25, the girl's family petitioned to relax the dress code for the Muslim student. But on March 28, the principal sent a notice stating that within 15 days, Fahima would have to leave the hijab and follow the school dress code. The g...