SC refuses to allow headscarf inside AIPMT exam hall, says faith won’t disappear if not worn

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 24, 2015: The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a plea of Islamic organisations which contended that Muslim girl students be allowed to wear headscarf during CBSE’s All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) exam.

Chief Justice of India HL Dattu observed: "Your faith will not disappear if you go to the examination centre without a headscarf."

A Muslim organisation ’Student Islamic Organization of India’ had challenged the provision of banning headscarf in examination hall.

The SC observation came three days after the Kerala High Court granted conditional permission to two Muslim girls to appear for the July 25 AIPMT wearing hijab, a customary religious dress.

Passing orders on their petition, Justice K Vinod Chandran had said the students shall appear before women invigilators half-an-hour before the examination.

The court had refused to interfere with the dress code prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for students appearing for AIPMT to prevent malpractices and said the petitioners would be subjected to any mode of personal search on any suspicion expressed by the invigilator.

If required, the headscarfs and full sleeve garments will be removed and examined, for which the petitioners shall cooperate, the court had said.

Courtesy: Zeenews