Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Hijab Row

The Supreme Court passed a split verdict on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. The bench had stated that there was a divergence of opinion while announcing the verdict.

Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia held that the entire concept of essential religious practice was not essential. But Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the 26 appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarves in educational institutions in the State.

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In view of the split verdict, the bench directed that the appeals be placed before the Chief Justice of India for constituting an appropriate 3- bench or a larger bench.

The Karnataka State government's order on February 5, 2022 order banned wearing clothes that disturb equality, integrity, and public order in schools and colleges. 

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Published date : 13 Oct 2022 03:14PM