KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday closed a writ petition filed by St. Rita’s Public School against a directive from the Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam, asking the school to allow a student to attend classes wearing a headscarf.
The move follows the decision by the parents of the student to discontinue her studies at the school and admit her to another institution that allowed her to wear a hijab.
Delivering the judgment, Justice V.G. Arun observed, “After a detailed hearing, there is a welcome submission that the 7th respondent’s parents have decided to discontinue her studies in the petitioner’s school and to admit her to another institution. In view of such a decision, I am of the opinion that the contentious issues raised need not be gone into.
