In a major development in the Hijab Row in Karnataka, the State High Court, on Tuesday, has ruled out that the wearing of Hijab at educational institutions is still banned, dismissing the various petitions to uplift the ban.
In the ruling, the Bench said, "Wearing Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam." This ruling was passed by the Bench consisting of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi.
The controversy had started when six students from the Udupi Pre-University College for girls had started a protest over being refused to enter classes wearing a hijab, and the protest spread to other districts, and led to tension, as some Hindu students started coming in saffron shawls.
Report by Chetan
Graphics by Lakshita
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