A bench of Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit, and Justice JM Khazi had earlier held that the prescription of uniforms is a reasonable restriction that students could not object to and dismissed various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions saying they are without merit.
The Department of Pre-University Education has asked all college students to stick to the high court order on uniforms – which had banned the wearing of hijab in educational institutions.
The advocate general also argued that a ban on hijab does not violate the freedom to practice and profess a religion under Article 25 of the Constitution.