Muslim girl students are being singled out and are being kept out of class purely on the basis of religion, a student petitioner's counsel, Ravivarma Kumar, told the Karnataka High

Court on Wednesday, February 16. The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi continued hearing submissions from the petitioners

on whether wearing hijab is a fundamental right and whether it's an essential religious practice, and senior advocate Ravivarma Kumar is representing a student petitioner in the case.