The college allowed her to attend classes with a turban. Singh said that on the same day, he wrote an email to the college explaining their religious practice and the importance of the turban. We never go out without wearing the turban,” he said. “They were polite, and we told them that it is not possible because wearing the turban was an integral part of our religion.

The student’s father, Gurucharan Singh said that the college didn’t force his daughter to remove the turban but asked the family if she was willing to remove the turban while attending classes.Īccording to Singh, on February 16, when the college reopened, the administration asked the family if she could remove her turban. On February 5, the Karnataka government had banned “clothes that were against law and order” and on February 10 the high court (HC) had temporarily banned all religious outfits as it heard petitions challenging the restrictions. The 17-year-old student is an Amritdhari Sikh and must follow the rules of the Rahit Maryada - the Sikh code of conduct - which includes wearing a turban.

The student’s family has decided to seek legal help while informing the college that she will not remove the turban. Amid the ongoing hearing on the hijab controversy, the Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru asked a female Sikh student to not attend classes wearing a turban, citing the interim order from the Karnataka high court, an official privy to the developments said on Thursday.

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