Wearing a headscarf has not been established as an ‘essential religious practice’ for women in Islam: Allahabad HC
No factual foundation had been laid nor material placed on record to establish a case that the donning of a headscarf was an essential part of religion for a Muslim female, forsaking which would oust the girl or woman concerned from the faith that she professed and practised, the HC says
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that wearing a headscarf is not considered an "essential religious practice" for women in Islam. This decision came in a case concerning a Muslim student's request to wear a hijab with her school uniform at Tagore Public School in Prayagraj. The student argued that her headscarf was a protected religious practice under her fundamental rights, but the court dismissed her petition.
The court found no evidence that wearing the headscarf was an essential part of the Muslim faith, as no other girls in her religious community wore it. The Allahabad High Court based its decision on previous rulings by the Bombay and Karnataka High Courts, which also found that wearing a headscarf was not an essential aspect of Islamic practice for women.
The court concluded that the dispute was primarily about adhering to the school's uniform policy, not infringing on the student's freedom of faith.
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