The temporary ban on religious attires such as the hijab and saffron scarves in schools of Karnataka applies only to students and not teachers, the High Court clarified on Wednesday.
Kannada film actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested allegedly for his objectionable tweet against the a High Court judge who is hearing the Hijab case.
Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi, appearing on behalf of the state in the Karnataka HC, said that for hijab to be a right under Article 25, it will have to be essential to religion, which will make it binding for all women who follow Islam.
Young women and girls in many parts of Karnataka were not allowed to enter schools and colleges on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating after its flare-up about a fortnight ago that prompt
Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, the Karnataka government contended before the high court on Friday, as it defended orders banning the hea