Supreme Court India failed to implement the hijab ban in schools on Thursday (13/10). The court has yet to issue a unanimous decision regarding the use of hijab.
“We have different opinions,” said Supreme Court Justice Hemant Gupta, one of the judges on the panel. Reuters.
Gupta said he wanted to appeal against the overturning of the hijab ban. However, another fellow judge, Sudhanshu Dhulia, said wearing the hijab “is optional”.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice will form a larger panel to follow this case. However, they did not specify when this would take place.
On the other hand, Anas Tanwir, a lawyer for one of the petitioners against Karnataka’s hijab ban, told Reuters the different outcome was a “semi-victory” for them.
“Hopefully the chief justice will form a larger panel soon and we will have a final decision,” Tanwir said in a phone conversation.
As Reuters reported, the Indian state of Karnataka implemented a ban on the wearing of hijabs in schools in February. However, this policy has drawn protests from Muslim students and their parents.
Critics of the hijab ban also see the move as a way to marginalize the Muslim community.
On the other hand, the current ruling party in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claims that the implementation of the hijab ban has no political motive.
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