Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing-DAY-6- Live Updates
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15 Sep 2022 5:20 AM GMT
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- 15 Sep 2022 10:05 AM GMT
Bhushan : It becomes discriminatory because you have only banned the hijab. You have not banned other religious markers like pagdi for Sikhs, tilak for Hindus, cross for Christians. You have singled out hijab, which is a Muslim identity.
Bhushan : If the rationale is to erase religious markers from school, then you have to proscribe all religious expressions.
- 15 Sep 2022 10:00 AM GMT
Bhushan : Strictly speaking, a school cannot restrict entry for not wearing a dress. A private club can. For eg, a golf club. But a public educational institution, particularly a govt institution, strictly speaking cannot impose a dress code.
Justice Gupta : So your submission is that govt schools cannot have a uniform?
Bhushan : Yes, but even if they can, they can't restrict hijab.
J Dhulia : The rules say they have power to prescribe uniform. Hijab is different.