: Hijab ban case: Can students wear whatever they want in institutions which have uniform, asks SC #IndiaNEWS At the hearing of a pleas challenging the ban on wearing hijab in government schools and

Hijab ban case: Can students wear whatever they want in institutions which have uniform, asks SC #IndiaNEWS
At the hearing of a pleas challenging the ban on wearing hijab in government schools and colleges in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the petitioners whether students could wear whatever they want in institutions having prescribed uniform, reported Bar and Bench.“You say educational institution cannot issue a rule but what about the state unless there is a statute which prohibits dress code,�? Justice Hemant Gupta said. “So tell me can a student come in minis, midis, whatever they want?�?Justices Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia are hearing a batch of petitions challenging a Karnataka High Court order that had, in March, upheld the state government’s ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions.On July 13, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, had sought an urgent hearing on the matter contending that girl students willing to wear hijab were losing out on their studies due to the ban. The case was taken up for hearing on August 29. At Monday’s hearing, Advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing on behalf of the petitioners, questioned whether women could be denied education on the basis of the clothes they wear. He told the court that the girls who wore hijab to school faced discrimination and were asked to stand outside the classroom.Hegde: Can you deny education to women contingent upon...Read more

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