TheKarnataka dismissed all the petitions filed by Muslim girls seeking permission to wearhijabin educational institutions.
While delivering the final verdict, the Karnataka HC said that wearing hijab by Muslim Women doesn’t form an essential religious practice under the Islamic faith.
He said the government had the power to prescribe uniform guidelines, dismissing various petitions challenging the order.
The controversy began in December when a government-run school in Karnataka’s Udupi district barred students wearing hijabs from entering classrooms, triggering protests by Muslims.