Hijab Row: Karnataka High Court Decision Tomorrow

The Karnataka High will declare its verdict tomorrow on the hijab ban issue, which set off a huge controversy in the state earlier this year. A group of students from Udupi had gone to court and challenged the bar on headscarves in the state's educational institutions.

The students had contended that there is no law that prohibits the use of headscarves in educational institutions.  

Hijab, they argued, is protected under the religious freedoms granted by the Constitution and no college development body is equipped to take a call on whether it can be banned in view of public order violation.  

The row had started in January as students at a school in Udupi refused to remove headscarves and stop their use despite requests from teachers. Five students then went to court.