Hijab row: Plea in SC challenges Karnataka HC verdict

Hijab row: Plea in SC challenges Karnataka HC verdict

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 06:23 PM IST
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A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed pleas seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom, saying Hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.



The petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Muslim student against the high court judgement.



Earlier in the day, the high court dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom.



The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, the high court said.