Hijab row: Karnataka HC order against Constitutional rights, should be challenged, say Muslim bodies

LUCKNOW: Irked by the Karnataka high court’s order on the Hijab row, clerics and members of Muslim bodies said that the order is against constitutional rights and should be challenged in the Supreme Court.

While Muslim representatives including those of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said that a dress code can be decided by an educational institution and it should be followed as such by all, they unanimously disagreed with the court calling hijab “not an essential part of Islam.”