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[ad_1] Hijab row began in January at government college in Udupi, Karnataka, and soon spread to other places.New Delhi: Justice Hemant Gupta of the Supreme Court today asked a lawyer arguing for the right to wear the hijab in education institutes: "You can't take it to illogical ends. Right to dress will include right to undress also?"The lawyer, Dev Datt Kamat, replied, "Nobody is undressing in a school."This was part of a longer exchange between the court and the lawyer, during which Justice Gupta also remarked: "Problem here is that one particular community is insisting on a headscarf (hijab) while all other communities are following the dress code. Students of other communities are not saying we want to wear this and that."When lawyer Kamat said many students wear rudraksh or cross a...

[ad_1] Hijab row erupted in January after move by a college in Udupi. (File/Representational Photo)New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked for the Karnataka government's response to petitions against the High Court's refusal to lift a ban on wearing of the hijab in educational institutions. Next hearing was set for September 5, though the bench today was not pleased at some of the petitioners having sought adjournment after first asking for urgent hearing."We won't allow forum shopping. You only wanted urgent hearing. What changed now?” remarked the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia.The Karnataka High Court, in March, held that wearing of hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice that can be protected under Article 25 of the Constitution. It had dismissed p...

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“Right To Dress Will Include Right To Undress?” Supreme Court Remarks At Hijab Row Hearing

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Here’s What Supreme Court Said Today On Urgent Hearing