Wearing Hijab Not An Essential Religious Practice, Says Karnataka High Court.

 Karnataka Hijab update : The Karnataka High Court had temporarily banned religious clothes, including Hijab and saffron scarves, last month as the controversy snowballed into protests and a face-off between different sections of students.

New Delhi : A hijab is not an essential religious practice, The Karnataka high court said today in a huge setback to students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab in class.

five petitions had challenged the ban in court.

In order to maintain peace in state, the state government banned gathering for a week in state capital Bengaluru. Mangalore too banned large gathering from march 15 to 9. Schools and college are closed in Udupi today.

The Karnataka High Court had temporarily banned.

d religious clothes, including Hijab and saffron scarves, last month as the controversy snowballed into protests and a face-off between different sections of students.

Students of The New College in Chennai protest against the Karnataka High Court's verdict over hijab row. The high court dismissed various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions and said that wearing Hijab isn't an essential religious practice of Islam.