The government argued that a girl’s right to wear a headscarf inside and outside her home “does not stop at the school gate.”
The government made these points in a written statement (affidavit) to the court. This statement was a response to a petition filed by St. Rita’s Public School, a church-run school in Palluruthy. The school had challenged an order from the General Education Department, which told the school to let the Muslim girl attend classes while wearing her hijab.
With input from PTI
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