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By Mary Apartment

June 29, 2020

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?

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ISSUEs Before the court

2. Whether wearing of Hijab in an “Educational Institution” is permissible in law

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Prescription of school uniform is a reasonable restriction which is constitutionally permissible to the State

— 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

— Karnataka High Court

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