CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On the basis on these findings and an analysis of the Karnataka Education Act of 1983, the court held that an order of the Karnataka government in February upholding the hijab ban was legal. A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court reading out the hijab ban order on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a split judgment on a bunch of appeals challenging restriction on Muslim girl students wearing hijab in educational institutes in Karnataka. Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka government circular enforcing uniform and banning all religious dresses, including hijab.

Detailed explanation-3: -Justice Hemant Gupta, in his judgment, dismissed all the appeals filed against the Karnataka high court judgment, which held in March that wearing of hijab by Muslim women is not mandatory in Islam and that the Karnataka government was empowered to enforce the uniform mandate.

Detailed explanation-4: -This included hijab, a head-covering worn by some Muslim females. The Karnataka High Court eventually ruled that hijab is not an essential practice of Islam.

Detailed explanation-5: -NEW DELHI: In a big verdict, the Karnataka high court on Tuesday said that wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice and upheld a state government order on adhering to uniform in educational institutions.