The Supreme Court, which was hearing the Karnataka hijab ban case, on Wednesday asked whether right to dress would also mean right to undress.
Meanwhile, arguments in the Supreme Court on the hijab ban case will continue on Thursday. During Wednesday’s hearing, advocate Devdatt Kamat for the petitioner students argued that the issue involved constitutional questions of right of choice, freedom of expression, religion and therefore must be heard before a Constitution bench. The lawyer also cited cases from across the world on “positive secularism”. Kamat also told court that the order singled out muslim women students, without barring religious symbols of other religions. The court however pointed out that a rudraksh or cross is “hidden under clothes” and is not a visible religious symbol.