The hearing of the hijab case in the Karnataka High Court had been adjourned till Friday. A student of Udupi Government College has filed a case challenging the guidelines for banning the hijab in educational institutions. The government’s lawyer asked for more time to answer the court’s question.
However, the Advocate General of the State of Karnataka made several comments in the court on this day. He commented on three issues in total. “Our first review is that the ban on the hijab is consistent with education law,” he said. Second, the use of the hijab is not essential in Islam. Thirdly, the right to wear hijab can be explained by Article 19 (1) of the Constitution. ”
The government side in the Karnataka High Court also questioned whether the hijab case should be raised to the level that the Supreme Court has considered cases like Sabarimala or Shaira Bano (three divorces) as a matter of constitutional principle and personal dignity.
On the other hand, during the hearing of the case, the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court remarked, “One party says that there was no compulsion behind the ban on hijab. On the contrary, some anti-social elements have complicated the matter. Then why no FIR has been lodged with the police?”
