The prohibition imposed on Muslim students from wearing hijab in classrooms in Karnataka should not be viewed as a “simple case of discipline” but as discrimination on the ground of sex and religion, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan told the Supreme Court on September 14.
Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta for student-petitioner Aliya Assadi, Mr. Dhavan said his client was a Karate champion who chose to compete “in hijab”.
He said that in certain States, in Kerala, hijab was viewed as farz. “Across India, across the world, hijab is recognised as a valid practice,” Mr. Dhavan contended.
