PTI

Mangaluru, March 30

Forty Muslim woman college students from Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from showing for the primary pre-university examination on Tuesday as they have been apparently harm by the current High Court verdict in opposition to carrying of hijab inside lecture rooms.

The Karnataka High Court on March 15 had dismissed petitions looking for permission to put on hijab contained in the classroom, saying the scarf isn’t part of the important non secular follow in Islamic religion and in addition acknowledged that the uniform costume rule ought to be adopted in instructional establishments the place it has been prescribed.

Those who shunned the examinations on Tuesday embrace 24 woman college students from Kundapur, 14 from Byndoor and two from Udupi Government Girls PU College, who’re concerned within the authorized battle over carrying of hijab in lecture rooms. The ladies had earlier boycotted the sensible examinations additionally.

At the RN Shetty PU College, 13 out of 28 Muslim woman college students appeared for the examination. Though some college students reached the examination centre carrying hijabs, they have been denied permission.

Four out of 5 woman college students appeared for the examinations at Bhandarkar’s College in Udupi, whereas all of the woman college students of Basrur Sharada College attended the examinations.

Six among the many eight woman college students of Navunda Government PU College abstained from the examinations, whereas solely two out of 10 Muslim ladies appeared for the examinations.

Some personal faculties within the district allowed college students carrying hijab to attend the examinations, sources mentioned.

The Supreme Court on March 24 refused to accord pressing listening to on the pleas difficult the Karnataka High Court verdict. The college students, although, are planning to attend until the apex court docket offers an order on the problem.

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