Wearing headscarf not an essential part of Islam: Allahabad HC
The bench said the student did not prove hijab is an essential religious practice and upheld the school’s uniform rules as bona fide and non-discriminatory.
- On August 21, the Allahabad High Court rejected a Muslim student's plea to wear a hijab with her uniform at Tagore Public School in Prayagraj, affirming that schools may enforce uniform dress codes for discipline and equality.
- Although the student wore a headscarf from Class 6 to Class 10 without objection, Tagore Public School refused her admission to Class 11 after she insisted on continuing the practice, citing uniform dress code violations.
- Noting the claim was a "bare assertion," the court ruled the student failed to provide authoritative religious texts proving the hijab is essential under Article 25 of the Constitution.
- The bench cited the Karnataka High Court's decision upholding hijab restrictions as persuasive authority, holding that schools retain domain over dress codes since the Supreme Court has not yet settled the issue.
- Requiring a uniform promotes a religion-neutral atmosphere, the court stated, as it applies to students of different faiths without singling out any individual, reinforcing institutional identity within the classroom.
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Wearing a headscarf has not been established as an ‘essential religious practice’ for women in Islam: Allahabad HC
No factual foundation had been laid nor material placed on record to establish a case that the donning of a headscarf was an essential part of religion for a Muslim female, forsaking which would oust the girl or woman concerned from the faith that she professed and practised, the HC says
‘Uniform Means Uniform’: Allahabad High Court dismisses Muslim girl’s plea to wear Hijab with school uniform
The constitutional, religious and educational debate surrounding the ‘hijab’ in the country has once again reached the doors of the court. The Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition filed by a minor Muslim student from Prayagraj, in which she had sought permission to wear a headscarf along with the prescribed school uniform. The court said that the petitioner had failed to present sufficient material to establish that wearing the hijab is an …
‘No proof it is essential for Muslims’: Allahabad High Court denies schoolgirl’s plea to wear hijab
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a minor student's plea to wear a headscarf with her school uniform, stating that dress codes promote discipline and equality among students. The ruling emphasized that schools can enforce uniform policies without discrimination.
An 11th-grade student at Tagore Public School in Prayagraj had sought permission to wear a hijab with her school uniform. The Allahabad High Court dismissed the petition, stating that wearing a hijab is not a mandatory religious practice of Islam and that the school has the right to enforce its own uniform code.
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