Karnataka girl students move SC seeking permission to wear hijabs during exams

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Feb 22, 2023: A group of girl students from Karnataka on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing seeking permission to take their exams while wearing the hijab.

 

Pre-university exams in Karnataka are expected to begin on March 9. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud assured the student petitioners that he will look into the matter and form a bench.

Advocate Shadan Farast mentioned the matter before the CJI seeking urgent listing, saying that the exams are scheduled to commence on March 9 and the girls’ year will be ruined if they are not allowed to sit for the exams.

When the CJI asked "who was stopping them to take exams", the advocate said, "Girls are not allowed to take exams with their headscarves on and the girls are not ready to give exams without it. We want only limited relief for them."

Courtesy: India Today