Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court will hear on February 8 the writ petition filed by a Muslim girl students challenging the action of a government college in denying her entry for wearing a hijab.
The petition came before a bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit, the counsel for the state submitted that the Advocate General will be appearing in the matter.
The petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by a Muslim girl student, seeking a declaration that wearing a hijab (head scarf) is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India and is an essential practise of Islam.
The student of the Government-run Pre-University (PU) College for Girls in Udupi district, is aggrieved by the alleged illegal and discriminatory action taken by the PU College which has denied her entry into the college on the sole ground of wearing a hijab.
It states that on December 28, 2021 the petitioner and other female students who profess Ismalic faith were denied entry into the college premises and have been barred from attending the classes held in the college.
It is said “The college has denied entry and access on the grounds that they were wearing a hijab.” It was the stand of the college that petitioners and other similar placed students have violated the dress code of the college by merely wearing a hijab.
The petition is filed through Advocates Shathabish Shivanna, Arnav A Bagalwadi and Abhishek Janardhan.
