In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court declined to intervene in a decision made by a Mumbai-based college to prohibit the wearing of hijab, burka, and naqab within its premises. The court dismissed a petition filed by nine female students challenging the directive issued by the Chembur Continue Reading
The Karnataka High Court’s decision to uphold a ban on the hijab at educational institutions was challenged in a number of petitions, and the Supreme Court on Thursday postponed its decision. After the parties presenting from both sides of the case had finished speaking, a bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia reserved their […]Continue Reading
After the High Court denied their request for permission to wear the hijab in educational institutions, five Karnataka students went to the Supreme Court today. The hijab is not an essential religious practise, according to the Karnataka High Court, which upheld the ban on hijab in schools yesterday. Niba Naaz, a student who was not […]Continue Reading












