In Karnataka Hijab Ban Case, Supreme Court's School Uniform Question
NDTV
The Supreme Court was hearing arguments on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state.
A person has a right to practise religion but the question is whether it can be taken to a school having a prescribed uniform, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing the case pertaining to Hijab ban in Karnataka's educational institutions.
Hearing arguments on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state, the Supreme Court asked whether a student can wear hijab to a school where a uniform has been prescribed.
"You may have a religious right to practise whatever you want to practise. But can you practise and take that right to a school which has uniform as a part of dress you have to wear? That will be the question," said a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia.
The Supreme Court posed the question to senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, who was arguing for some of the petitioners.
