Udupi: The two first PUC students who had approached the Karnataka High Court seeking permission to wear Hijab abstained from attending the examination on Wednesday.
Muskan and Safa, of Government PU College for Girls in Udupi, had approached the High Court along with their four seniors, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom. The High Court had turned down their request.
The girls were not ready to attend classes without Hijab and were not coming to the college. Of the six girls who had approached the court two were first-year PUC students. The first-year examination began on March 30 and as per the HC verdict, the girls had to remove their Hijab to enter the examination hall.
Both the girls Muskan and Safa did not appear for the exam, the college authorities confirmed.
Few students in other centres also abstained from examination.
In Udupi district, of the total 700 absentees, 113 are girl students while the remaining 587 are boys.
Majority of the Muslim girls appeared for the exams in coastal Karnataka areas.
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