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“In choosing the essential practices test, Indian courts have shaded out alternative doctrinal approaches”: Mathew John
The author of ‘India’s Communal Constitution’ on the balance between individual rights, religious identities and the Uniform Civil Code
11th Jan 2024
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Supreme Court Review 2023: Religion and Culture
The Court’s performance this year was more defined by what it didn’t do than what it did—no hearing for the Hijab Ban and Sabarimala cases
6th Jan 2024
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Karnataka Hijab Ban Timeline
The Hijab Ban case is set to continue at the SC after the 2-Judge Bench delivered a split verdict in October. What's the story so far?
31st Oct 2022
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Hijab Ban Challenges: Here We Go Again
DESK BRIEF: Dhulia J emphasised that ‘finality is a good thing, but Justice is better' in an opinion that will prolong the Hijab Ban saga.
17th Oct 2022
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SCO Weekly: Hijab Ban to be Heard One More Time
A 2-Judge Bench of the SC delivered a split verdict on Karnataka’s Hijab Ban, which means the case will be deliberated for a 3rd time!
16th Oct 2022
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SCO Daily: Supreme Court Issues Split Verdict in Hijab Ban Case
On October 13th, the bench comprising Justices Gupta and Dhulia delivered a split verdict in the Hijab Ban case. What next?
13th Oct 2022
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Supreme Court’s Hijab Ban Judgment Must Address 7 Main Issues
These include questions on equality, religious freedom, privacy, right to education & free speech and expression.
13th Oct 2022
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‘Essentially Religious’ Hearings on the Hijab Ban
DESK BRIEF: Arguments on Religion took over half the SC time, despite all parties agreeing that it should not be the focus of the case.
26th Sep 2022
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SCO Weekly: The Battle of Arguments in the Hijab Ban Case
What arguments were made in the challenge to the Hijab Ban in Karnataka? What will the Judgement focus on?
24th Sep 2022
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SCO Daily: Union Begins Arguments in EWS Reservations and the Hijab Ban
Union argued that the Hijab Ban promoted equality. In the EWS Challenge, they argued that the 50% reservation limit applied only for SC/STs.
20th Sep 2022
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SC Daily Update: Day 2 of Hijab Hearings, Onus Placed on State to Accommodate Religious Practices
Plea for the case to be heard by a larger Bench, as it involves constitutional questions about accommodations for religious practices.
7th Sep 2022
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The Karnataka HC Hijab Decision and the Politics Of Citation
DESK BRIEF: Did the Karnataka High Court cite any Muslim women in its Judgment upholding the hijab ban?
26th Mar 2022
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Aishat Shifa v State of Karnataka
Muslim students challenged a Karnataka Government Order banning hijabs in educational institutions in the state. They claimed that the ban violated their Right to Religious Expression. The Court's decision will determine if freedom of religious expression includes wearing religious symbols to public spaces like schools.
MoreNext Hearing: September 19, 2022
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Bench:Hemant Gupta J, Sudhanshu Dhulia J