Hijab Ban
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Rajasthan: BJP MLA faces protests after he objects to hijabs in schools
Balmukund Acharya had on Monday asked authorities at a school in Japur to stop students from wearing headscarves.
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Karnataka to withdraw hijab ban order, says CM Siddaramaiah
The previous BJP state government had enforced a ban on wrapping the headscarf in educational institutions in February 2022.
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Karnataka bans all forms of head coverings during recruitment examinations
In October, the state had allowed candidates to wear hijab during exams for appointments to government services.
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Karnataka to allow wearing hijab in recruitment exams
The previous BJP government had imposed a ban on wearing the headscarf in educational institutions.
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Supreme Court to set up bench to hear petition on Karnataka hijab ban
The lawyer for the state Shariat Committee told the court that exams were slated to begin from March 9, and sought an early listing of the case.
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‘Lost a year already’: Karnataka students move SC seeking permission to give exams wearing hijab
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that he will take a call on listing the case soon.
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The hijab debate: Why government interference will only bolster a regressive practice
Narrow-minded attempts by the BJP to ban the Islamic head covering fail to grasp the range of religious-cultural practices and choices at play.
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Bihar: Students protest after being asked to remove hijabs during examination
The college principal claimed that students were only asked to reveal their ears so that an invigilator could check for Bluetooth devices.
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In Supreme Court hijab judgement, an inversion of Indian secularism
There is discordance in Justice Hemant Gupta’s analysis of the nature of Indian secularism and his decision to uphold the exclusionary rules against the veil.
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Rights violation vs reasonable curb: How two Supreme Court judges disagreed on Karnataka’s hijab ban
With this split verdict, the ban on the veil will stay in place.
Umang Poddar
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‘Is right to wear hijab too much to ask in a democracy?’: Top quotes from SC’s split verdict
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia set aside the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on the headscarves, while Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the pleas.
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On Karnataka hijab ban, Supreme Court delivers split verdict
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia set aside the state High Court order upholding the ban on the headscarves, while Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the pleas against it.
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