Hijab Row: Supreme Court ready to hear Karnataka Hijab dispute, High Court's decision has been challenged

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petitions challenging the High Court order in the Karnataka Hijab dispute case. The hearing in the matter may take place any day next week. Let us tell you that while delivering the verdict, the High Court upheld the state government's order banning the wearing of the hijab.

After the argument of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, the Supreme Court is ready to hear

A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari, and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of advocate Prashant Bhushan that the cases were filed long back but were yet to be listed for hearing. Bhushan said that girls are falling out of their studies. At the same time, the bench said that it will be listed the matter sometime next week.

What is the Hijab Controversy?

Let us tell you that the hijab controversy started in Karnataka when some girl students in a government school in Udupi were barred from wearing hijab to class. There were many demonstrations in many parts of the country regarding this. Meanwhile, on February 8, boys wearing saffron shawls raised slogans of Jayshree Ram inside PES College in Mandya. After which the controversy escalated. 19-year-old Muskaan Khan raised slogans of Allah Hu Akbar in front of a crowd chanting Jai Shri Ram. The matter then reached the Karnataka High Court and the High Court ruled that the hijab was not an integral part of the religion of Islam, so the state government could not be directed to make it a part of the uniform inside the schools.