On Tuesday, more than 35 students from the Kodagu district, Karnataka, who were denied access into their classrooms because of their Hijab, staged a demonstration on the school premises.
Similar occurrences were recorded around the state when students skipped classes and examinations or chose to protest as the issue became more politicized.
With the Karnataka High Court taking up the case for hearing on Tuesday at 2.45 p.m., this dispute has sparked debate across the country.
However, the case was postponed until Wednesday afternoon. The high court has issued an interim order prohibiting religious attire from being worn to colleges.
On Tuesday, Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justices Krishna S Dixit, and JM Khazi began hearing the case. The Karnataka controversy has caused political tremors.
The Monday Congress slammed comments by a Karnataka MLA that the Hijab is an old Muslim practice of avoiding displaying the beauty of young females to others.
