Behind Kerala veil ban, story of uniform, two girls out of school for a year

The two girls whose case was the basis of that order have not been going to school for a year.

Written by Shaju Philip |Thiruvananthapuram |Updated: May 5, 2019 10:35:14 am

 
 

In December 2018, in a single bench order, Judge A Muhamed Mustaque ruled that a petitioner cannot seek imposition of individual rights over the larger interest of an institution, and that it was within the domain of an institution to decide a dress code.

IN ITS April 17 directive asking managements of all its colleges to ensure that girl students don’t wear veils covering their faces, the Muslim Educational Society (MES), one of the largest such groups in the country with over 150 institutions, had cited a Kerala High Court order.

The two girls whose case was the basis of that order have not been going to school for a year.

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Behind Kerala veil ban, story of uniform, two girls out of school for a year

The two girls whose case was the basis of that order have not been going to school for a year.

Written by Shaju Philip |Thiruvananthapuram |Updated: May 5, 2019 10:35:14 am

 
 

In December 2018, in a single bench order, Judge A Muhamed Mustaque ruled that a petitioner cannot seek imposition of individual rights over the larger interest of an institution, and that it was within the domain of an institution to decide a dress code.

IN ITS April 17 directive asking managements of all its colleges to ensure that girl students don’t wear veils covering their faces, the Muslim Educational Society (MES), one of the largest such groups in the country with over 150 institutions, had cited a Kerala High Court order.

The two girls whose case was the basis of that order have not been going to school for a year.

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The father of the two minors, Mohammed Sunir, had gone to court after their Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School, located at Thiruvallam near Thiruvananthapuram, had said they couldn’t wear long sleeves starting academic year 2018-19. Deeming short sleeves un-Islamic, Sunir had moved court. In December 2018, in a single bench order, Judge A Muhamed Mustaque ruled that a petitioner cannot seek imposition of individual rights over the larger interest of an institution, and that it was within the domain of an institution to decide a dress code.