The Supreme Court (SC) is set to pronounce its verdict in the Karnataka Hijab Row, on the 13th of October, Thursday.
The Apex Court bench comprising of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia will announce the verdict, after 10 days of hearings and review of the matter.
Notably, a bunch of petitioners challenged the 15th of March judgement of the Karnataka High Court (HC,) which dismissed the petitions filed by Muslim girls studying in pre university colleges, in Udupi, Karnataka, seeking the right to wear Hijab in classrooms. However, the Karnataka HC dismissed the petition and upheld the 5th February order of the Karnataka Government, which restricted the wearing of Hijab at educational institutions, saying it is violating the school rules. After being disappointed by the Karnataka HC, the students filed a petition against the same in the Supreme Court. Muslim students approached the SC saying the “right to wear hijab comes under the ambit of ‘expression’ and is thus protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution”.
In the final hearing on the 22nd of September, the Apex Court reserved its order in the matter for the 13th of October.
The judgement would be pronounced at 10:30 A.M., on the 13th of October.
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