Paris: France's highest administrative court yesterday suspended a ban on the Islamic burkini brought by a French Riviera town after it was challenged by rights groups.
<img title="People march in Port-Leucate to protest the municipal ban forbidding burkinis. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/Burkinis-protest.jpg" alt="People march in Port-Leucate to protest the municipal ban forbidding burkinis. Pic/AFP" /> People march in Port-Leucate to protest the municipal ban forbidding &nbsp;burkinis. Pic/AFP
In a judgment expected to set a precedent, the State Council ruled that mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis and local authorities could only restrict individual liberties if there was a &ldquo;proven risk&rdquo; to public order.
The case before the court concerned the French Riviera resort of Villeneuve-Loubet, one of around 30 towns that have passed burkini bans.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) hailed the ruling as &ldquo;a victory for common sense&rdquo;. Police have fined Muslim women for wearing burkinis on beaches in towns including in the renowned Riviera resorts of Nice and Cannes.
On Wednesday, the row over burkinis intensified after a woman in a headscarf was photographed on a beach in Nice being forced to remove a long-sleeved top while surrounded by armed police.

France's highest court has suspended the ban in Villeneuve-Loubet, but is likely to set precedent for other places

'Mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis'

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