Recently, the Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on whether Muslim Girls/ students should shed their hijabs at the Educational Institutions, again igniting the debate around the Right to profess and follow their religion.
The Verdict
Essential religious practices mean all those practices that are fundamental to a religion and not following them would result in the change of religion itself. |
Supreme Court’s (SC) Previous Judgements on Hijab Case:
As per the SC, wearing of hijab does not form a part of essential religious practices in Islamic faith and it is not protected under the right to freedom of religion guaranteed under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.
About Religious Freedom Protected under the Constitution:
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Key points of Consideration:
Argument in Support of the Hijab Ban |
Argument against Hijab Ban |
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Verifying, please be patient.