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Know Thy Judge | Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran – 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court

Former Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was recently appointed as 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is popularly known for his by-the-book approach in the legal fraternity.

Case Briefs International Courts

CJEU | Internal rule of a company barring any religious manifestation in the workplace through clothing or words, is not direct discrimination if the rule is applied in a general way

Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber): In the instant dispute before the CJEU wherein the applicant's internship

Case Briefs High Courts

The uniform can exclude any other apparel like bhagwa or blue shawl that may have the visible religious overtones ; Kar HC upholds Hijab Ban

“The Holy Quran does not mandate wearing of hijab or headgear for Muslim women rather it was traditionally worn as a measure

Case Briefs

Did You Know? What Bombay High Court held when a Muslim girl raised the issue that asking her not to wear a “headscarf” in school violates her fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?

In continuation to analyse a few cases wherein the issue of “headscarf” was touched upon by the Courts, today let’s see what

Case Briefs High Courts

To Wear or Not to Wear? Precedents on dilemma of wearing ‘Headscarf’ from the Kerala High Court

In Nadha Raheem v. C.B.S.E, 2015 SCC OnLine Ker 21660, Kerala High Court’s Single Judge Bench in the year 2015 dealt with

Case Briefs High Courts

Deciding dress code is domain of institution; Petition for allowing wearing headscarf dismissed

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. dismissed a writ petition while giving a detailed analysis