A coalition of women’s groups has appealed to the Supreme Court to “lose no time” in staying the Karnataka High Court order issued on Tuesday, which they said “will result in the exclusion of hijab wearing Muslim girls from accessing education.”
“This order will have a far-reaching negative impact on the safety, dignity, and right to education of Muslim girls and women,” the statement said.
Detailing how the interim order of the High Court order had created hurdles for Muslim girl students from accessing education, the statement appealed to the apex court “to protect hijab-wearing Muslim girls and women from any further such grievous instances of discrimination, exclusion, public humiliation, and harassment”.
