{
  "id": 3193401,
  "title": "Allahabad High Court denies student’s plea to wear hijab: ‘No proof it’s essential for Muslims’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/allahabad-high-court-denies-students-plea-to-wear-hijab-no-proof-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:06:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/allahabad-high-court-minor-students-request-hijab-school-10848223/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a 11th-grade student's request to wear a hijab alongside the school's uniform. The court held that a school may enforce a uniform dress code to maintain discipline, equality, institutional identity, and prevent distinctions among students. The court noted that in the absence of evidence proving wearing a headscarf is essential to the Islamic faith for women, the rule does not infringe on the student's religious practices. The court upheld the school's right to maintain its uniform policy, emphasizing that students must conform to it. The student had previously worn the headscarf from Class 6 to Class 10 without any objections. She challenged the school's decision after being denied admission to Class 11, claiming it violated her fundamental rights under the Constitution.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "\"Hijab Not Essential To Islam\": High Court Rejects UP Student's Petition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/hijab-not-essential-to-islam-high-court-rejects-up-students-petition",
        "published": "2026-08-25T03:23:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}