The State Government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that it was bound to implement the High Court of Karnataka‘s order on hijab (headscarf) and that examinations in schools and colleges cannot be conducted “as per the wishes and convenience of students”.
This was in response to a question on whether those who missed exams because of the hijab row should be given a second chance. Meanwhile, on Thursday too, many colleges in districts such as Dakshina Kannada and Udupi continued to see Muslim girls not turning up for the II PU preparatory and the odd semester internal degree examinations as they were not allowed to wear hijab in classrooms.
The High Court on Tuesday upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girls in classrooms in the State. Prior to that, in an interim order, the court had said that no garments signifying religion (hijab, saffron shawl etc.) should be worn until the final order. Many students had not attended classes, and preliminary and practical examinations in schools and colleges across the State following these orders.
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