Karntaka hijab ban Hijab row: High Court decision tomorrow, gatherings banned in Bengaluru
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will deliver its verdict on the hijab ban issue on Tuesday, which set off a huge controversy in the state earlier this year.
Ahead of the verdict, the state government has banned large gatherings for a week in state capital Bengaluru "to maintain public peace and order".
A group of students from Udupi had gone to court and challenged the ban on headscarves in the state's educational institutions.
The students had contended that there is no law that prohibits the use of headscarves in educational institutions.
According to the students, the hijab is protected under the religious freedoms granted by the Constitution and no college development body is equipped to take a call on whether it can be banned in view of a public order violation.
The Karnataka government has told the court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab in India except reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline.
The row had started in January as students at a school in Udupi refused to remove headscarves and stop their use despite requests from teachers.
Five students then went to court.
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