Hijab ban: Karnataka high court upholds government order on headscarves
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By Mary Apartment
June 29, 2020
The hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said as it backed a ban on hijabs in classrooms
ISSUES Before the court
1. Whether the government order dt. 05.02.2022 banning wearing of hijab in educational institution is valid?
ISSUEs Before the court
2. Whether wearing of Hijab in an “Educational Institution” is permissible in law
Prescription of school uniform is a reasonable restriction which is constitutionally permissible to the State
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— Karnataka High Court
Wearing the hijab is not an essential practice under Islam and uniform is a reasonable restriction on fundamental rights which the students cannot object to
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— Karnataka High Court
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