Prayagraj, Aug. 25 -- The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a minor student of a school in Prayagraj. The petitioner had sought permission to wear a Hijab additionally along with the prescribed school dress code while attending classes. The decision was delivered by a division bench comprising Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Indrajit Shukla.

The petitioner student had passed her High School (Class 10) from the same school and sought admission into Class 11. She claimed that she had been wearing a scarf over her school uniform since Class 6 and no objection had ever been raised. In support of her claim, she presented her ID cards and group photographs from Classes 8, 9, and 10 to the court. However, at the time of admi...