Don’t Compare Sikh Turban, Kirpan With Hijab, Says Supreme Court: Report
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The Supreme Court was hearing various petitions challenging Karnataka High Court judgement.New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that there is no comparison between Kirpan and the turban of Sikhs with the hijab as a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court held that wearing a turban and kirpan is allowed for Sikhs.The remarks came when a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia heard various petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutes, according to news agency ANI.Advocate Nizamuddin Pasha, appearing for one of the petitioners, who is a student of Islam and Arabic, tried to draw similarities between the Kirpan and turban with the hijab.Mr Pasha said that the hijab is a part of the religious practice o...