NEW DELHI: A plea was moved in the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the Karnataka HC’s interim order directing students not to insist on wearing hijab till the matter is decided, said Indian media.
The plea filed through advocates Rahamatullah Kothwal and Adeel Ahmed said: “The right to wear Hijab falls under the right to expression under Article 19 (1)(a), right to privacy and freedom of conscience under Article 25. The same cannot be infringed upon without a valid law”.
The college administration has resisted a group of students’ insistence to wear Hijab. The matter has triggered the reaction, where others have worn saffron scarf.
The plea said the students concerned have to appear in practical examinations scheduled on February 15 and any interference on their access to institutions would impede on their right to education.
The matter went viral after Karnataka Muslim girl Muskan single-handedly confronted the Hindu extremist mob to protect her right of wearing a hijab.
Read more: #AllahuAkbar: Karnataka’s brave muslim girl Muskan speaks to ARY News
Muskan, speaking exclusively with ARY News about the incident, said the group started chanting Jai Shri Ram as soon as she entered the college in Bangalore city of the Bangalore state. She admitted to not being scared and started chanting Allahu Akbar on the face of the mob.
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