HIGH COURT MENTIONED, “HIJAB IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ISLAM”

(The Quiver) :  In a landmark verdict, the Karnataka high court on Tuesday ruled that hijab is not an essential part of Islam, the verdict came as a setback to a section of of  muslim students from the government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi , seeking permission to wear hijab inside karnataka institutions.

The three-judge bench of chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, justice Krishna S Dixit and justice JM Khazi said that taking a holistic view of the entire matter, the bench has formulated a few questions and answered accordingly.

Dismissing all the petitions challenging the ban on hijab inside Karnataka eductional institutions , the Karnataka High Court also ruled that the restrictions on wearing hijabs on uniforms was reasonable and the students cannot oppose it.

Taking a holistic view of the entire matter, the Karnataka HC came up with three questions and answered them accordingly:

Q.1 Whether wearing hijab is part of essential religious practice under Islam?

Ans: Wearing Hijab does not form part of essential religious practice.

Q.2 Whether prescription of school uniform is legally permissible, keeping in mind the fundamental rights of the petitioners?

Ans: The restriction on wearing of uniform is a reasonable restriction that the students cannot object to.

Q.3 Whether the Govt order dated Feb 5 was done without application of mind and is arbitrary?

Ans: No case is made for the invalidation of the Govt order dated February 5.