Hijab Row Updates: Hijab not essential religious practice of Islam, Karnataka tells High Court

As the row over the hijab ban intensified, Muslim girl students took out a protest rally in Shivamogga on Friday and demanded justice. Meanwhile, the state government has silently set out to collect data of students belonging to the minority community from both private and government educational institutions, especially those enrolled in 1st to 10th standard. The Karnataka Hugh Court adjourned the hearing in the case till February 21.

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Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), who took out their march from the Centre Point Market in the Civil Lines area, were heading for the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) crossing but were stopped by police, leading to angry exchanges.

The demonstrators warned that they would intensify their protest in educational institutions in the district.

BJYM district vice president Saurabh Chaudhry said his organisation would hold demonstrations in all educational institutions to check students from wearing hijab or caps inside educational institutions. (PTI)

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Hijab not essential practice of Islam, Karnataka tells High Court

Karnataka HC adjourns the hearing till February 21

The Karnataka High Court hearing concludes for the day. The bench will hear the matter on February 21 (Monday).

AG makes submissions on the government stand that wearing hijab is not an essential religious practice

"The way the petitioners have put it across is as if wearing hijab is an essential religious practice that doesn’t come in the way of public order, morality, or health and is an innocuous practice. I request you to please refer to Article 25(1), argues AGNavadgi.

"In the event of a conflict, the first test is the religious practice will give way to the three things in Article 25(1) and the second test is to find out whether it conflicts with other fundamental rights," AG said.

The claim that GO discriminates against Muslim women has communal basis, all of it are absolutely without basis, argues AG Navadgi

Advocate General representing the Karnataka government argues the state governmenthas ordered that the students should wear uniforms prescribed by colleges.

"The state government does not want to intervene in religious matters," he adds.

"In the event that the CDC does not fix a uniform, students should wear a dress that is equal, decent. The draftsman has become enthusiastic and said public order," saysAG Navadgi

"We have given all powers to College Development Council (CDC) to decide the issue," he said adding, "The question of proscribing or prescribing hijab does not arise. The State has given complete autonomy to the CDC and to private management for private colleges."

AG argues that the state has neither proscribed nor prescribed hijab but asked students to follow college council's order

For colleges, especially PUC colleges, the govt ordered that those under the state government must wear the uniforms prescribed by the College Development Committee, AG says

AG argues that the GO did not mean 'public order' but simply referred to the idea of 'public decency'

AG argues that the resolution of the circular maintained that continuing with the students' education was of utmost importance.

The institution again issued another resolution in the backdrop of the unrest. This reiterates the same thing, except that it makes a positive assertion that children should not wear the hijab. It subtly informed that students from other communities are studying in the college.

The concern of the committee is seen in that, AG argues

AG argues that uniform prescribed in 2018 and there was no issue till December 2021, till a group of students approached the principal and insisted that they will enter the college only with hijab.

After this insistence, the CDC chaired by the MLA and members on 01.01.2022 to examine the issue, he says

The AG argues for the legality of the Government Order dated 05.02.2022

There was a resolution of the College Development Committee, to change the uniform of the girl students. The endeavor is to show that there was a prescription on uniform in the year 2013-14, AG argues

On establishing the sanctity of the the CDC

On whether the circular issued by government on how College Development Committee came into existence, its membership, being questioned/ opposed, the AG says 'no'.

AG argues that the practice of wearing hijab must pass the test of Constitutional morality and individual dignity as expounded by the Supreme Court in the Sabrimala and Shayara Bano (Triple Talaq) cases

AG argues that Govt Order dated Feb 5th is in consonance with the Education Act

AG states the key contentions:
1. Govt Order dated Feb 5th: My first submission is that the order is in consonance with the Education Act.
2. Practice of wearing hijab: We have taken the stand that wearing of hijab does not fall within the essential religious practise of Islam
3. This right to wear hijab can be traced to Article 19 (1) (a). Submission is that it does not do so

Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi begins submissions for the State

Karnataka High Court resumed hearing for Day 6

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