Hijab Ban Forces Muslim Girls Out Of Schools, Violates Concept Of Fraternity : Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi To Supreme Court [Day 5]
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban Forces Muslim Girls Out Of Schools, Violates Concept Of Fraternity : Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi To Supreme Court [Day 5]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today continued hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. Justice Dhulia agreed that if the court is required to venture into the aspect of essential religious practice, then Ahmadi is "probably right". Karnataka GO on Hijab Ban misunderstands concept of Fraternity: Ahmadi Ahmadi argued that though the State claims that its GO prohibiting wearing hijab in educational institutions is "innocuous", the circular is in fact the "anti-thesis" of fraternity. Hijab ban forces Muslim girl students out of schools: Ahmadi Ahmadi argued that Muslim girl students were earlier confined to madrassas and they had broken stereotypes to join secular education.

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Hijab row: Indirect discrimination at the centre of the ongoing legal tangle
4 months, 1 week ago

Hijab row: Indirect discrimination at the centre of the ongoing legal tangle

Hindustan Times  

On August 9, the Supreme Court of India partly stayed the instructions regarding the dress code to be followed by students issued by Chembur Trombay Education Society’s NG Acharya and DK Marathe College, a private college in Mumbai. The petitioners, three female Muslim students, had approached the apex court challenging the judgment of a division bench of the Bombay High …

Supreme Court stays Maharashtra college directive prohibiting hijab on campus
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays Maharashtra college directive prohibiting hijab on campus

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a directive issued by a private college in Maharashtra prohibiting Muslim women students from wearing hijab or other symbols of their faith on campus. Justice Kumar questioned the college’s reasoning that the instruction was intended to draw attention away from the religion of students, and to treat everyone equally on the campus despite their …

Supreme Court Stays Hijab Ban Imposed By Mumbai Private College
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Hijab Ban Imposed By Mumbai Private College

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the instruction issued by a private college in Mumbai banning the wearing of hijab, cap or badges by students on campus.The Court passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by 3 Muslim women students of NG Acharya & DK Marathe College of Mumbai. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the instruction issued …

Hijab Ban: SC to hear plea challenging a Bombay HC verdict upholding ban on hijabs, burqas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hijab Ban: SC to hear plea challenging a Bombay HC verdict upholding ban on hijabs, burqas

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict upholding a Mumbai college’s decision to ban hijabs, burqas and naqabs inside the campus. While Justice Hemant Gupta, since retired, dismissed the appeals challenging the judgment of the Karnataka High Court refusing to lift the ban, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia held there shall be no restriction …

High Court refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
5 months, 4 weeks ago

High Court refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises. The students moved the HC earlier this month, challenging a directive issued by the Chembur Trombay Education Society's NG Acharya and DK Marathe College imposing a dress code under which students …

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban
1 year ago

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban

The Hindu  

Even as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party upped the ante against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who on Friday said that his government would withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions, putting him on the backfoot, several progressive groups have demanded that he walk the talk and issue a formal withdrawal order. However, several progressive groups that had fought against what was …

Hijab Allowed for K’taka Govt Recruitment Tests, Not in Schools, Clarifies Higher Edu Min
1 year, 1 month ago

Hijab Allowed for K’taka Govt Recruitment Tests, Not in Schools, Clarifies Higher Edu Min

News 18  

Hijab-wearing women will be allowed to appear for examinations for recruitment to departments such as the labour department, Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited, Mysore Sales International Limited and Sainik Welfare Board, clarified Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister Dr M C Sudhakar, however, adding that “this is not to be confused with the Supreme Court order on hijab in schools". “NEET …

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’

Live Mint  

Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress-led government will take a decision on hijab controversy that will 'benefit all students. But we will take a decision that will benefit all students.” The Education Minister's proclamation comes a day after CM Siddaramaiah met around 30 academicians who urged his government to reverse the hijab ban, saying, “Thousands …

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban

Live Law  

On 31st December, 2021, Government Girls PU College, Udupi imposed a sudden restriction on the hijab inside classrooms. On January 9, a report was published by People’s Union for Civil Liberties -Karnataka, which had undertaken a study titled as “Closing the Gates to Education: Violations of Rights of Muslim women students.” to investigate the impact of the imposed ban on …

Karnataka hijab ban | Individual’s belief matters in religious issues, agree judges
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban | Individual’s belief matters in religious issues, agree judges

The Hindu  

Though the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on students’ right to wear hijab in school, both judges on the Bench seemed to agree that believers or worshippers are the best persons to interpret whether a practice is essential to their religion or not. The Karnataka High Court had concluded that wearing hijab was not an essential religious …

What the hijab ruling implies
2 years, 2 months ago

What the hijab ruling implies

Hindustan Times  

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on a batch of petitions challenging restrictions in Karnataka on Muslim students wearing the hijab in classrooms. Justice Hemant Gupta sided with a Karnataka high court order that upheld the government order, which allowed educational institutions to draft their own uniform policies, and said he framed 11 issues in …

Was hoping for a resolution of the hijab case in Supreme Court today: Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 2 months ago

Was hoping for a resolution of the hijab case in Supreme Court today: Asaduddin Owaisi

The Hindu  

Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that he was hoping for a resolution of the hijab case in the Supreme Court, and maintained that the Karnataka High Court had misused Quranic commentaries in their judgment. Mr Owaisi was speaking to the media at the All India Majsli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party office in Darussalaam where he said that Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, …

Hijab Ban Verdict: Karnataka HC Decision Bad In Law And In Terms Of Content, Says AIMIM Chief Owaisi
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab Ban Verdict: Karnataka HC Decision Bad In Law And In Terms Of Content, Says AIMIM Chief Owaisi

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the wake of a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case on Thursday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was “bad in terms of law and content” and that the Quranic commentaries and translations were “misused”. The apex court on Thursday gave a …

'A Matter Of Choice, Girls' Education Most Important Question' : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban
2 years, 2 months ago

'A Matter Of Choice, Girls' Education Most Important Question' : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban

Live Law  

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict in the hijab ban case. While Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka High Court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia proposed to set aside the controversial Government Order passed by the State of Karnataka that effectively allowed college development committees to place a ban on the hijab in government …

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 13 delivered a split verdict on whether Muslim students should shed their hijabs at their school gates. Justice Hemant Gupta upheld Karnataka’s prohibitive government order of February 5, saying “apparent symbols of religious belief cannot be worn to secular schools maintained from State funds”. “Asking the girls to take off their hijab before they enter …

SC Hijab Case Verdict Today: What Has Been Argued In Court? What Might Happen?
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Hijab Case Verdict Today: What Has Been Argued In Court? What Might Happen?

The Quint  

The Karnataka High Court, had on 15 March, highlighted the following key points in its judgement: On Essential Religious Practice: Dismissing the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, seeking protection of their right to wear hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court said: "We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does …

'Hijab ban will have bad impact on society, want it to continue': SP MP Shafiqur Rahman sparks controversy
2 years, 2 months ago

'Hijab ban will have bad impact on society, want it to continue': SP MP Shafiqur Rahman sparks controversy

India TV News  

Karnakata Hijab row: On a day when the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the hijab ban, asking the pleas be presented in front of the CJI with a bigger bench, Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq stoked fresh controversy, saying that the "absence of hijab will have a bad impact on society". The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered …

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms

Al Jazeera  

The matter arises from a ban in BJP-ruled Karnataka state that forbids students from wearing the headscarves in classrooms. “It is ultimately a matter of choice,” said the other judge, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, as he set aside the Karnataka High Court order. The issue of the hijab ban started when female Muslim students wearing hijab were barred in January this …

The SC’s final ruling in the hijab case will have broader implications
2 years, 3 months ago

The SC’s final ruling in the hijab case will have broader implications

Hindustan Times  

Over the last few weeks, the Supreme Court has been hearing challenges to a ban on the hijab in certain State-run educational institutions in Karnataka. The hijab case raises several issues about Muslim women students’ right to education, the meanings of secularism, tolerance, and accommodation under the Constitution, fostering diversity and pluralism in classrooms, and the limits of State power. …

Iran Hijab Row: Will religious leaders in India oppose it by taking lessons from the controversy?
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran Hijab Row: Will religious leaders in India oppose it by taking lessons from the controversy?

ABP News  

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some of the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement on hijab, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the hijab adds dignity and makes a woman very dignified when she wears it, like a Hindu woman who covers her head - it is very dignified. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia …

Iran Hijab Row: Why is there an objection of wearing Hijab in Islamic country? | Panchnama
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran Hijab Row: Why is there an objection of wearing Hijab in Islamic country? | Panchnama

ABP News  

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some of the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement on hijab, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the hijab adds dignity and makes a woman very dignified when she wears it, like a Hindu woman who covers her head - it is very dignified. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia …

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia is hearing a batch 23 petitions challenging the ban on girl-students wearing the Hijab in schools and colleges New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday recommended that all students should wear the prescribed uniform in educational institutions, irrespective of the religion they followed. The top advocate appearing in …

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row
2 years, 3 months ago

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row

India Today  

The Supreme Court discussed various aspects of the debate over the Karnataka Hijab Controversy over the last five days. On Wednesday, during arguments before the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia in the petitions relating to the Karnataka Hijab ban, Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi made an interesting point -- that the girls who are being prevented from wearing …

Supreme Court on hijab ban: ’Educational institutes have power to..’
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court on hijab ban: ’Educational institutes have power to..’

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the rules say that the educational institutes have the power to prescribe uniforms, on the matter of ban on hijab in educational institutions. Meanwhile, earlier this week on Wednesday, the Supreme Court asked whether there is any authentic figure regarding dropping out of students from educational institutions in Karnataka because of the Hijab ban …

Constitution Is A Living Document; Hijab Can Be Given Same Protection Given To Sikh Turbans and Kirpans: Sr. Adv Colin Gonsalves To Supreme Court [Read Written Submissions]
2 years, 3 months ago

Constitution Is A Living Document; Hijab Can Be Given Same Protection Given To Sikh Turbans and Kirpans: Sr. Adv Colin Gonsalves To Supreme Court [Read Written Submissions]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is continuing hearing the petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim students in educational institutions. Senior Advocate Dr Colin Gonsalves argued that the Karnataka High Court ignored international precedents on the subject and wrongly held that if hijab is not shown to be essential in Islam, there is …

Hijab ban amounts to discrimination: Student-petitioner tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab ban amounts to discrimination: Student-petitioner tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The prohibition imposed on Muslim students from wearing hijab in classrooms in Karnataka should not be viewed as a “simple case of discipline” but as discrimination on the ground of sex and religion, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan told the Supreme Court on September 14. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta for student-petitioner Aliya Assadi, Mr. Dhavan said …

Hijab Verdict Forces Muslim Girls To Choose Between Education & Religion : Aditya Sondhi To Supreme Court [Day 5]
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Verdict Forces Muslim Girls To Choose Between Education & Religion : Aditya Sondhi To Supreme Court [Day 5]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today continued hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. Sondhi has relied on a Nigerian Supreme Court decision which held that the prescription against wearing hijab in schools is illegal. He also argued …

Hijab ban has hit Muslim students’ right to education: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab ban has hit Muslim students’ right to education: Report

The Hindu  

People’s Union for Civil Liberties -Karnataka has released its interim report on “Impact of Hijab Ban in Karnataka’s Educational Institutions” and demanded that the Karnataka government take adequate measures to “strengthen a secular and non-discriminatory learning environment within colleges.” The organisation has demanded that the Chief Minister “decisively rescind the notification authorising the prohibition of wearing of the hijab and …

Supreme Court asks whether the right to wear hijab can be exercised in a school with a dress code
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court asks whether the right to wear hijab can be exercised in a school with a dress code

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked whether a student can exercise her private religious right to wear a hijab in a school which adheres to a dress code. Mr. Dhawan said the questions before the court were basically two: one, given a dress code, is there a right to superimpose on that a religious right as well, and how can …

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Early Arguments in SC Talk About Law, Idea of Modesty
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Early Arguments in SC Talk About Law, Idea of Modesty

The Quint  

When the judges pointed out that strict dress codes ought to be adhered to even in places like restaurants and golf courses, besides the court, Hegde said: "Today the context is access to education in a government college, and everybody pays taxes … The question is about education and access to education for what is traditionally a vulnerable section of …

Hijab row: Appeals against Karnataka High Court ruling may be listed next week, indicates SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Hijab row: Appeals against Karnataka High Court ruling may be listed next week, indicates SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that appeals challenging Karnataka High Court’s conclusion that wearing hijab was not an essential practice in Islam would be listed next week. Ms. Naaz argued that the High Court judgment had created a "dichotomy of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience". "This freedom would include the freedom to lawfully express one's identity in …

Hijab row: Petitions filed by students in limbo in Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Hijab row: Petitions filed by students in limbo in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Appeals filed in the Supreme Court challenging Karnataka High Court’s conclusion that wearing hijab is not an essential practice in Islam has been in limbo for several months. “This freedom would include the freedom to lawfully express one’s identity in the manner of their liking,” the student referred to the Supreme Court judgment in Navtej Singh Johar case. She said …

Hijab ban: SC agrees to consider hearing pleas against Karnataka HC verdict
2 years, 7 months ago

Hijab ban: SC agrees to consider hearing pleas against Karnataka HC verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which had dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside classroom. The high court had dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom. In …

Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classrooms
2 years, 8 months ago

Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classrooms

The Hindu  

IN an interview in early February, three of the six girls who insisted on wearing the hijab in their classroom at Government Girls Pre-University College in Udupi and had filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court, spoke about their ambitions in life. The girls seemed to have lost some of that confidence on March 15 when five of …

Hijab Ban: 66-Year-Old Hijab-Wearing Woman Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka High Court's Hijab Verdict
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab Ban: 66-Year-Old Hijab-Wearing Woman Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka High Court's Hijab Verdict

Live Law  

A 66- year old social activist has moved the Supreme Court of India against the Karnataka High Court's Judgment which held that Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and upheld the ban on wearing headscarves in schools and colleges.The petitioner, a hijab wearing woman herself has submitted that she wasn't given a chance to be heard by …

Hijab Verdict : How Preconceived Notions May Have Trumped Judicial Reasoning
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab Verdict : How Preconceived Notions May Have Trumped Judicial Reasoning

Live Law  

The judgment of the Karnataka High Court upholding the hijab ban in classrooms, after declaring the wearing of the headscarf by Muslim women as not an essential practice of Islam, is being hotly debated. The judgment in the case Resham v State of Karnataka delivered by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice …

Hijab ban in classroom: SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC verdict after Holi vacation
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab ban in classroom: SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC verdict after Holi vacation

Firstpost  

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing for some students, that urgent hearing was needed keeping in mind the upcoming examinations. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions …

Hijab controversy: Supreme Court to hear pleas contesting Karnataka HC verdict after Holi
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab controversy: Supreme Court to hear pleas contesting Karnataka HC verdict after Holi

India TV News  

Highlights HC on Tuesday said that the Karnataka government order dated February 5 is not unconstitutional HC also declared that educational institutions have a right to prescribe uniforms It said prescription of uniform is a reasonable restriction which students could not object to The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the …

Student moves Supreme Court against HC ruling on hijab
2 years, 9 months ago

Student moves Supreme Court against HC ruling on hijab

The Hindu  

A student on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court judgment, which held that wearing hijab is not an essential practice in Islam. “This freedom would include the freedom to lawfully express one’s identity in the manner of their liking,” she referred to the Supreme Court judgment in the Navtej Singh Johar case. The student said she …

Women’s groups urge Supreme Court to stay hijab order
2 years, 9 months ago

Women’s groups urge Supreme Court to stay hijab order

The Hindu  

The Muslim women's rights organisation which spearheaded the movement against triple talaq in the country, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, on Tuesday said it agreed with the Karnataka High Court order that hijab was not an essential practice in Islam, but asserted that those wearing it must not be barred from schools and colleges. A joint statement issued by the …

I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment
2 years, 9 months ago

I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment

India Today  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that he “disagrees” with the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on the hijab row. READ | Karnataka HC hijab case judgment: Key takeaways Owaisi hoped that not only the All India Muslim Personal Law Board but also the organisations of other religious groups would appeal this judgment as “it has suspended fundamental rights -- …

India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
2 years, 9 months ago

India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — An Indian court Tuesday upheld a ban on wearing hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam in a ruling that is likely to further deepen religious tensions in the country. The high court in Karnataka state delivered the verdict after considering petitions filed …

Hijab controversy: Petitioner girls in Udupi to take some time before deciding on next course of action
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab controversy: Petitioner girls in Udupi to take some time before deciding on next course of action

The Hindu  

The six students of Government Pre-University College for Girls in Udupi, who had approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the ban on wearing hijab inside classrooms, have decided to take some time before deciding on their next course of action. Udupi MLA K. Raghupathi Bhat, who is chairman of the college development committee of the pre-university college in Udupi, tweeted: …

'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Colleges
2 years, 9 months ago

'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Colleges

Live Law  

Wearing of hijab is not a part of Essential Religious Practice in Islamic faith and thus, is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, the Karnataka High Court has held today.A Full Bench of the High Court further held that prescription of school uniform by the State is a reasonable restriction the students' rights under Article 25 and thus, …

Breaking| Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court Full Bench To Pronounce Judgment On Students' Plea Tomorrow
2 years, 9 months ago

Breaking| Hijab Ban: Karnataka High Court Full Bench To Pronounce Judgment On Students' Plea Tomorrow

Live Law  

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court will pronounce its judgment in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, challenging the action of a government PU college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab, tomorrow at 10.30 am.The order was reserved last month.Hearing before the Full Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and …

No curbs on hijab in campus, only in class, says Karnataka advocate-general
2 years, 10 months ago

No curbs on hijab in campus, only in class, says Karnataka advocate-general

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: While saying the right to wear the hijab doesn’t fall under Article 25 but under Article 19 of the Constitution, the Karnataka government told the high court Tuesday there was no restriction on wearing hijabs on campus, and the restriction was only inside classrooms. The state advocate-general argued that the right to wear the hijab under Article 19 …

Hijab row likely to hit Muslim girl education, experts fear
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row likely to hit Muslim girl education, experts fear

The Hindu  

Young women wearing religious headscarves tearfully pleading to be allowed entry into schools and colleges with many vowing not to remove their hijabs has raised concerns on the impact this will have on their education. While the case is in the High Court of Karnataka, several writers and activists from the Muslim community and education experts have expressed fear that …

Hijab row fallout in Andhra: Vijayawada college student says she was denied entry to class in burqa
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row fallout in Andhra: Vijayawada college student says she was denied entry to class in burqa

India Today  

On Thursday, February 17, a Muslim girl student studying at Andhra Loyola college in Vijayawada alleged that she was not allowed inside the college while wearing a burqa. Pathan Sadiqunnisa claimed that the college principal restricted her from entering the college in Muslim attire. Now the correspondent says that we can't come to college wearing it.” Responding to this, Dr …

Hijab Ban : Senior Lawyers, Academicians Write Open Letter Condemning Violation Of Constitutional Rights Of Young Muslim Women
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab Ban : Senior Lawyers, Academicians Write Open Letter Condemning Violation Of Constitutional Rights Of Young Muslim Women

Live Law  

Over 500 law students, legal academics and lawyers practising in different jurisdictions across courts in India have written an open letter strongly condemning the violation of constitutional rights of young Muslim women who have been denied entry into educational spaces due to their wearing a hijab. However, the current attack on the Muslim women's rights is not a novel or …

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