Udupi College Hijab row: Student approaches Karnataka High Court with writ petition
Udupi: One of the students of Udupi Government PU College, Resham Farooq has approached the Karnataka High Court to declare that the student's right to wear a hijab is a fundamental right guaranteed under Articles 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India.
The student, represented by Advocates Shathabish Shivanna, Arnav A Bagalwadi, and Abhishek Janardhan has filed a writ petition in the High Court to permit the students to attend classes wearing hijab and without any interference from the college administration.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over a phone call, Advocate Shathabish Shivanna said “These students were denied their fundamental right to education as they were wearing a hijab. The wearing of the hijab is part of the essential religious practice in the Islamic faith. It is a fundamental right that ought to be protected by the state.”
When asked if they were expecting any immediate relief from the High Court, Shivanna said they will request the court to give an interim direction to the college to allow students to attend classes wearing hijab.
“When the matter will come for the preliminary hearing, we will pray to the court to provide interim relief to the students. The Court goes by the procedure and will ask the state and college to respond on the issue, so in the meanwhile, we will pray to the court to direct college to allow the students to attend classes wearing hijab” he added.
Eight students of the Government PU College Udupi were denied entry to the classrooms on 28-12-2021 for wearing hijab. The students have ever since remained out of class amidst their protest against the college’s move.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
