10 August 2024 | Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a circular issued by a Mumbai college that imposed a ban on wearing hijab, niqab, burqa, caps, and similar attire within its premises. The court, however, said no burqa can be allowed to be worn by girls inside the classroom and no religious activities can be permitted on the campus. A Mumbai-based private college had imposed a dress code under which students cannot wear a hijab, naqab, burka, stoles, caps and badges inside the premises. (AFP / Representational) A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar questioned the college's selective ban on religious symbols, asking why it had not extended the prohibition to other markers of religion, such as tilak and bindi, if the intention was to enforce a uniform dress code….

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