A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order of Tuesday, 15 March, which dismissed the various pleas challenging the ban on wearing of hijab in educational institutes.
A student named Niba Naaz filed the plea through advocate Anas Tanwir.
One of the primary arguments made in the plea was:
"The High Court has failed to note that the right to wear a Hijab is protected as a part of the right to conscience under Article 25 of the Constitution. It is submitted that since the right to conscience is essentially an individual right, the 'Essential Religious Practices Test' ought not to have been applied by the Hon'ble High Court in this instant case," Live Law reported.