Focus back on religious freedom case in Supreme Court after Karnataka hijab row
The Hindu
Case emanates from review of Sabarimala case in which top court upheld right of women to enter temple
The row over wearing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka has brought back into focus a case on the “scope and ambit” of religious freedom, which has been for two long years.
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