Losing all hope of pursuing her education at Chembur’s NG Acharya and D K Marathe College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, a nineteen-year-old Muslim TYBSc student was forced to quit college. Choosing the “burqa” over education, the girl now faces a dropout year.

Following the court’s verdict favouring the college’s dress code, six of the nine girl students who moved against the management for not allowing burqas, hijabs, and niqabs on campus have left the college. Some of them have not secured admission elsewhere, disrupting their academic year. Meanwhile, three of the nine students remain enrolled but have not been attending lectures.