However, following a protest by parents and students and the intervention of senior police officials on August 2, 2023, the college relented. The issue began when some Muslim students attending a junior college were denied entry because they wanted to wear hijab to classes. He firmly believed that if the belief is sincere and harmless to others, there should be no justifiable reason to ban hijab in a classroom. Justice Dhulia disagreed with the Karnataka High Court’s flawed understanding that the petitioners couldn’t assert their fundamental rights in a public place like a classroom. Justice Gupta, on the contrary, upheld the Karnataka High Court’s perspective that the hijab did not constitute an essential religious practice.

Source: The Hindu August 05, 2023 10:24 UTC