Karnataka hijab ban: Supreme Court to deliver order today
India | October 13, 2022 11:18 ISTKarnataka hijab ban: A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will deliver an order on pleas against Karnataka High Court's decision.
Karnataka hijab ban: A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will deliver an order on pleas against Karnataka High Court's decision.
At least 3 persons were killed during protests, that intensified in several cities of Iran on Tuesday. Massive protests broke out after Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died soon after she was detained by the morality police for wearing Hijab (headscarf) improperly. Al Jazeera reported that an Iranian Governor, Esmail Zarei Kousha confirmed the news and said that three people died suspiciously during illegal protests in recent days.Some visuals shared by Iran News International even showed Iranian security officials directly shooting at protestors, but Governor Kousha of the northwestern Kurdistan province denied any such claims, and said, Investigations have shown that these people were shot and killed by those working against the establishment and with firearms that are not employed by any tiers of security or law enforcement forces in the province.#iran #hijabcontroversy #indiatv
The hijab crisis, which started as a protest by six students of Udupi Pre-University Girl's College, has turned out to be a major situation in Karnataka over the past year.
Education Minister's remark comes after hundreds of students from Mangaluru's University College staged a protest on May 26 against wearing hijab in classrooms.
The ex-CM of Jammu and Kashmir said that Muslims had never objected to loudspeakers in temples or gurudwaras.
When they reached the examination centre in an auto-rickshaw, officials asked them to follow the dress code. But the girls refused and tried to convince the invigilators and the college principal for around 45 minutes.
Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu attended an event in Punjab where she was asked about her opinion on the ongoing Hijab controversy. The 21-year-old shared her stance saying there shouldn't be any politics on the issue and no one has the right to say how Indian girls should dress.
The students decided to not appear for the examination without wearing the headscarf as they were hurt by the March 15 order, sources said.
Demands for ban on madrasas and halal meat during the Ugadi festival has ignited another controversy in Karnataka after the furore over Hijabs in schools.
A memorandum demanding action was submitted to the varsity by the Hindu Jagran Manch after a video clip surfaced.
Karnataka High Court had earlier dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom.
Karnataka government's decision comes in the wake of death threats to the judges from certain quarters in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
Two people were arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classrooms.
The Karnataka High Court had on Tuesday held that hijab is not an essential religious practice.
"Hijab is our Dignity" was written on the walls of Vijayanagara College, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel School, district stadium and Guru Undergraduate College.
While BJP and RSS have hailed the Supreme Court ruling, AIMIM chief Asasuddin Owaisi has expressed his displeasure over the judgment.
The bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice Jaibunnisa Mohiuddin Khazi in its 129-page order, rejected the plea that ban on wearing of hijab by Muslim girls in educational institutions violates rights guaranteed under Article 14, 15, 19, 21 & 25 of the Constitution.
The Karnataka HC had on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by Muslim students seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom.
The court maintained that the government has the power to issue impugned government order dated February 5, 2022, and no case is made out for its invalidation.
The high court dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom. The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, the high court said.
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