Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, representing Muslim girl students challenging Karnataka's hijab ban in schools and colleges, responded that "nobody is undressing in a school."
In the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions, the Supreme Court on Thursday told the petitioners that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs will be improper.
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of appeals challenging a Karnataka High Court verdict that effectively upheld the ban on wearing hijab in government schools and colleges.