HIJAB ROW: SC TO HEAR PETITIONS AGAINST KARNATAKA HC’S VERDICT NEXT WEEK
New Delhi (The Quiver): On Wednesday,the Supreme Court agreed to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court’s verdict regarding the hijab ban next week. The Karnataka High Court on March 15 had banned students from wearing hijabs , marking that hijab does not fall under the essential practice of Islam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the matters were filed long ago, but were yet to be listed for hearing.
“The girls are losing out on studies and have been facing difficulties,” Bhushan said.
In January this year, a huge controversy got aired up in Karnataka after an Udupi school banned hijab inside the classrooms . Girls protesting against this ban challenged the order in the Karnataka High Court.On March 15, the Karnataka High Court ruled that wearing hijabs does not fall under the essential practice of Islam. Dismissing all the petitions challenging the ban on hijab inside Karnataka schools, the Karnataka High Court also ruled that the restrictions on wearing of uniforms were reasonable and that the students cannot oppose it.
After Karnataka High court verdict , many hijab-wearing students were denied entering into the classrooms. Later, it was reported that many Muslim students either dropped out or sought transfer from their colleges.
