New Delhi: The burqa-hijab dispute that started from a school in Udupi, Karnataka, has now reached the Supreme Court after the high court. The Karnataka High Court, in its hearing on the entire case, had said that the hijab is not an essential part of the religion of Islam and refused to lift the ban on wearing hijab in schools. Following which the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has approached the apex court.
The AIMPLB has moved the apex court through its secretary, Mohammad Fazlur Rahim, by two other petitioners, Munisa Bushra and Jalisa Sultana Yasin. Apart from this, the 'Samagra Kerala Jamiatul Ulema', an institution of ulemas, has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court in the case. The petition said the Karnataka High Court's verdict is based on a misunderstood of Islamic law. The body says that the High Court has misinterpreted quran and hadith in the judgment.
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khaji had on March 15 dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim girl students. At the same time, the High Court had said that the hijab is not a part of the necessary religious practice in islam. The petitions sought permission to wear the hijab inside the classroom. Following the verdict, schools and colleges were reopened in Udupi, Karnataka on March 16, 2022. However, in the video that has surfaced, some girl students were clearly seen wearing burqas and entering the educational institute.
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