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Why did Allahabad High Court rule that wearing a headscarf is not an essential religious practice? | Explained

· 27 August 2026 · 2 min read
Why did Allahabad High Court rule that wearing a headscarf is not an essential religious practice? | Explained

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused supreme court development: “Why did Allahabad High Court rule that wearing a headscarf is not an essential religious practice? | Explained.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: A minor student from a private CBSE school in Prayagraj moved the Allahabad High Court through her mother, asking the court to issue a direction to the school authorities to permit her to wear a headscarf in addition to the uniform prescribed by the school Inte

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