Published on : 24 Oct 2025, 1:24 pm 2 min read

The Kerala High Court on Friday closed St Rita's Public School's plea challenging an official directive for allowing a Muslim student to attend classes wearing a hijab, the headscarf worn by Muslim women [ St Rita's Public School v State of Kerala & ors ].

The class VIII student through her counsel informed Justice VG Arun that she did not wish to continue her studies at the school and escalate the matter any further.

The CBSE-affiliated school had earlier sought a stay on Ernakulam Deputy Director of Education's (DDE) order favoring the student.

With the latest development, the Court observed that there was no need to examine the issue any further.

" This Court is happy to note that better sense has prevailed and ultimatel

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