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Turban, UK Legislation Regarding its use by Sikhs (sikhiwiki.org) - a list of legislation in the UK which has a bearing on the right of a Sikh to wear the Turban.
Mandla and another v Dowell Lee and another
Mandla v. Dowell-Lee [1983] 2 AC 548 is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976.
A Sikh boy was refused entry to Park Grove School, Birmingham by the headmaster, because his father refused to make him stop wearing a turban and cut his hair. Derry Irvine appeared for the Commission for Racial Equality, which was really bringing the case.
Mandla and another v Dowell Lee and another
Mandla v. Dowell-Lee [1983] 2 AC 548 is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976.
A Sikh boy was refused entry to Park Grove School, Birmingham by the headmaster, because his father refused to make him stop wearing a turban and cut his hair. Derry Irvine appeared for the Commission for Racial Equality, which was really bringing the case.