Hijab issues: High alert in Karnataka, high court deliver judgment tomorrow

Hijab issues: The Karnataka high court will pronounce Hijab judgment that had led to massive violence in the southern state last month. High alert in Karnataka high court to deliver judgment tomorrow.

The Hijab issues had erupted after educational institutions ordered a ban on wearing of hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim girls/women, on premises of educational institutions. The court heard a bunch of petitions filed by some Muslim girls against the government order. Karnataka high court will announce Hijab judgment tomorrow.

The girls argued that wearing of hijab was part of their religious and cultural practice. A full bench of the high court, comprising chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, justice Krishna Dixit, and justice JM Khazi, head heard the case for about two weeks. High alert in Karnataka high court to deliver judgment tomorrow.

The protests in Karnataka began earlier this year when some students of Government Girls’ PU college in Udupi district alleged they had been barred from attending classes. During the protests, some students claimed they were denied entry into the college for wearing hijab.

Soon after, boys affiliated with right wing outfits started attending classes in saffron scarves.  With the row intensifying, the court asked students to stay away from any kind of religious attire till a verdict is passed on the matter.

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The pre-university education board had released a circular stating that students can wear only the uniform approved by the school administration and no other religious attire will be allowed in colleges.