Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said that the hijab is not an essential religious practice.
Karnataka High Court said this while hearing a petition by students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab in class.
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The ban on Hijab was challenged through five petitions.
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The state government had already banned the large gatherings in Bengaluru ahead of the order “to maintain public peace and order”.
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Gatherings were banned in Mangalore too from March 15 to 19 while schools and colleges were closed in Udupi today.
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Religious clothes which include the Hijab and saffron scarves were temporarily banned in educational institutes last month by the HC following severe protests and a face-off between different sections of students who belonged to different religions.
Muslim students told the court that the hijab was a fundamental right guaranteed under India’s constitution and essential practice of Islam.