Muslim Girls Termed The Decision of Karnataka HC Unconstitutional
Muslim girls termed the decision of Karnataka HC unconstitutional. After the decision of the Karnataka High Court, Muslim girl students of Udupi said, will not go to college without a hijab.
Muslim girls from Udupi, who have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking permission to wear the hijab inside the classroom in the college, have termed the decision unconstitutional.
These girls said that they will not go to college without wearing hijab and will continue to fight the legal battle till justice is done.
After the verdict, a student who filed the petition in the press conference said that we will fight for justice and our rights by every legal means.
She said that the constitution allows us to follow our religion and wear the clothes of our choice. As such, this decision is unconstitutional.
The student said that the hijab is an essential part of her religion.
The circular issued by the Karnataka government on February 5 regarding the dress code was described by the student as part of the strategy to put pressure on them.
The student again said that the hijab is an essential part of her religion.
Meanwhile, students of a college in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai protested against the Karnataka High Court’s decision on hijab.
Wearing hijab is not a mandatory part of religious practice said by the Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ruled that wearing a hijab is not a mandatory part of religious practice in the Islamic faith and as such it is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution.
The High Court upheld the order of the Karnataka government to ban the wearing of hijab in educational institutions including schools, colleges. Also, petitions challenging the ban on hijab were dismissed.
Hijab controversy reached Supreme Court.
Hours after the verdict, the matter reached the Supreme Court. The student has filed an SLP against the decision.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Rituraj Awasthi dismissed the plea that the ban on hijab in schools and colleges violated the fundamental right to religious freedom enshrined in the Constitution.
The bench said that the fixation of school dress by the state government is a reasonable control over the rights of the students under Article 25 of the Constitution and the February 5 order issued by the Karnataka government is not a violation of rights.
