Overview
- Justice V.G. Arun refused an interim stay on the Ernakulam DDE’s order permitting the Class 8 student to attend St. Rita’s Public School wearing a headscarf.
- The judge noted that no coercive steps would be taken against the CBSE-affiliated school and listed the case for further hearing on October 24.
- St. Rita’s argues state education officials have no authority over CBSE unaided or minority institutions and cites a 2018 Kerala High Court ruling upholding managements’ uniform rules.
- The student’s parents said they will move her to another school due to severe stress and have started seeking admission elsewhere.
- The principal said the student can return if she follows the uniform policy, as the education minister asked the school to account for the circumstances of her exit.