Hijab controversy:- A three-member bench of the High Court in its judgment said, “Students cannot refuse to wear the uniform.” With this, the High Court, while rejecting the petition of Muslim girls, clearly said, “Wearing hijab is not a compulsory religious practice.
Giving an important decision on the Hijab row, the Karnataka High Court has said that wearing Hijab is not a compulsory religious practice of Islam. Along with this, the court has upheld the ban on hijab. A three-member bench of the High Court in its judgment said, “Students cannot refuse to wear the uniform.”
Regarding the dress of girl students, the court said, “There can be two classes of girl students – one who wear hijab with uniform and the other who come to school without them. But this will create a sense of social isolation in schools, which is wrong.” Once again this will destroy the message of uniformity, as the dress code is only meant to show children and youth alike, irrespective of their religion and beliefs.
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Other petitioners, including a dozen Muslim students, had told the court that wearing the hijab was a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution of India and the essential practice of Islam. Eleven days after its hearing, the High Court had reserved its decision on 25 February. The High Court, while rejecting the petition of Muslim girls, clearly said, “Wearing hijab is not a compulsory religious practice.”
Earlier, during the hearing of the case, it was argued in the court on behalf of the Karnataka government that the hijab is not a necessary religious practice and religious instructions should be kept outside educational institutions. During the hearing of the hijab case, State Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi had said, “We are of the view that hijab is not a necessary religious tradition. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had said in the Constituent Assembly that ‘we should keep our religious instructions outside the educational institutions.
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