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A trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment in November 2017 for murdering his wife, and had appealed against his conviction in the Karnataka High Court.

Karnataka HC Bench said there is absolutely no material placed on record to prima facie show that wearing of hijab is a part of an essential religious practice in Islam and petitioners have been wearing hijab from the beginning

The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, the high court said.

Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa stated that all should respect the verdict of the High Court and he appealed to the people not to rake up the controversy again.

"We propose no ban on hijab, it should be left to the choice of the woman. Right to privacy cannot be enshrined in public. Institutional discipline is paramount. Dignity of women must also be kept in mind in a plural society," Navadagi said.

The larger bench also set aside the arguments of petitioners seeking orders to the government for allowing students to wear hijab of the colour of their uniform to classrooms.