Karnataka Hijab Ban:  Hijab is a matter of choice, says Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia while discussing the facts and validation of the Karnataka High Court verdict in which it declared the total ban on the wearing of Hijab in Indian public institutions including schools.

The matter came to light when a Muslim girl wearing a hijab from a school in Karnataka went into the school premises where some Hindu students raised their voices against her Hijab wearing and forced the school management to disown hijab from the school premises.

The girl shouted “Allah Hu Akbar” on the school premises against the boys who were protesting against her Hijab. Suddenly the matter was joined by some religious organisations which fueled the matter and made it the biggest controversial matter before the Supreme Court of India.

In the past Karnataka High Court passed a valid verdict over the matter and the verdict ordered the state’s schools to ban such extremist activity in the temple of wisdom.

Muslim party doesn’t find the verdict of the Karnataka High Court satisfactory and took the matter to the Supreme Court.

Today a bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia delivered the judgment which created suspense in the country. 

The case is now delivered to the Chief Justice of India to set up the largest bench and clarify the dispute between the sentiments of Hindus and Muslims. 

Today’s judgment split verdict in the Karnataka Hijab Ban case with one of the judges upholding the verdict which validated the ban and others setting it aside and calling wearing of the apparel a matter of choice.

Justice Dhulia favored the Muslims’ instance in today’s judgment and agreed over the right of wearing.

“The High Court took a wrong path. It is ultimately a matter of choice and Article 19(1)(a) and 25(1). It is a matter of choice, nothing more and nothing less,” said Justice Dhulia.

Akhand Bharat was having its long-lasting boundaries which were covering its native countries and it was a Hindu Rashtra but when History turn its pages and was looted by the Muslim invader it mixed with the Islam dirt.

In my opinion, Supreme Court should respect the Karnataka High Court decision on Hijab Ban in the educational institution to maintain discipline and similarity among the students.