Supreme Court's big order on Karnataka hijab ban soon

 Supreme Court's big order on Karnataka hijab ban soon

The verdict in the matter is expected this week as Justice Hemant Gupta, who is presiding the bench, is due to retire on Sunday.
New Delhi:

A much-awaited Supreme Court decision on petitions challenging the ban on hijab - headscarfs worn by some Muslim women - in Karnataka's schools and colleges is expected to be delivered at 10:30 am by two judges.

A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia had on September 22 reserved its verdict on the petitions against the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab after hearing 10 days of arguments.

The decision on these petitions has come this week as Justice Gupta, who is presiding the bench, is due to retire on Sunday.


During the arguments in the top court, lawyers appearing for the petitioners had insisted that preventing Muslim girls from wearing hijab would jeopardize their education as they may stop attending classes.

He had taken up various aspects including the state government's February 5, 2022 order banning the wearing of clothes that disturbed equality, integrity and public order in schools and colleges and compared the hijab to a veil or veil worn by Hindus. The bindi and turban were done by the Sikhs.
Some advocates had also argued that the matter be referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench.

Lawyers appearing for the state had argued that the Karnataka government's order which sparked the controversy was "religion neutral".


Emphasizing that the movement in support of wearing the hijab in educational institutions was not a "spontaneous act" by some individuals, the state counsel argued in the Supreme Court that the government would have been "guilty of breach of constitutional duty" if it did so. Didn't do as he would have done.

On March 15, the High Court had dismissed petitions by a section of Muslim students of the Government Pre-University Girls' College in Udupi, Karnataka, allowing them to wear the hijab inside classrooms, ruling that it was an essential part of religious practice. is not part. Islamic faith.

The state government's order of February 5, 2022 was challenged by some Muslim girls in the High Court. Several petitions have been filed in the apex court challenging the High Court's decision.