'A Matter Of Choice, Girls' Education Most Important Question' : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban

Awstika Das

13 Oct 2022 11:47 AM IST

  • A Matter Of Choice, Girls Education Most Important Question : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia While Setting Aside Karnataka Hijab Ban

    Are we making a girl's life any better with hijab ban? Justice Dhulia said he asked himself this question.

    A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict in the hijab ban case.While Justice Hemant Gupta upheld the Karnataka High Court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia proposed to set aside the controversial Government Order passed by the State of Karnataka that effectively allowed college development committees to place a ban on the hijab in government colleges in...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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