Plea moved in SC against Karnataka HC verdict upholding hijab ban in colleges Ashish Tripathi, MAR 15 2022, https://www.deccanherald.com/national/student-moves-sc-against-karnataka-hc-verdict-upholding-hijab-ban-in-colleges-1091545.html
The petition filed by Niba Naaz, and another person through advocate Anas Tanwir also claimed the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, and the Rules made thereunder, do not provide for any mandatory uniform to be worn by students. It claimed the right to wear a hijab comes under the ambit of the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution. The right to wear a hijab also comes under the ambit of ‘expression’ and is thus, protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution,
Questioning the validity of the February 5, 2022 order passed by the state government under the Karnataka Education Act, the petition claimed the direction was issued "with an indirect intent of attacking the religious minorities and specifically the followers of Islamic faith by ridiculing the female Muslim students wearing hijab". "This ridiculing attack was under the guise of attaining secularity and equality on the basis of uniform wherein the College Development Committees prohibited the students wearing hijab from entering the premises of the educational institutions. This step-motherly behaviour of government authorities has prevented students from practising their faith which has resulted in an unwanted law and order situation,
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