A teenager is due to find out later whether she has succeeded in her fight to wear a religious bangle at school.
A teenager has won her High Court discrimination claim against her school which excluded her for breaking its "no jewellery" rule.
Sarika Singh, 14, from Cwmbach, south Wales was excluded in November 2007 from Aberdare Girls School.
Sarika Singh, 14, from Cwmbach, south Wales was excluded in November 2007 from Aberdare Girls School for refusing to take off a religious bangle.
The schoolgirl has claimed unlawful discrimination but the school says its no jewellery policy is fair to all.
The school claimed its no jewellery policy is fair to all.
A High Court judge in London is expected to rule on the controversial matter after reserving judgement last month.
A High Court judge in London ruled on the controversial matter after reserving judgement last month.
Sarika says the Kara bangle is important to her as it is a symbol of her Sikh faith.
Sarika says the Kara bangle is important to her as it is a symbol of her Sikh faith.
Liberty which is backing her has argued the school has breached race relations, equality and human rights laws
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They say it also contravenes a 25-year-old Law Lords' decision which allows Sikh children to wear items representing their faith, including turbans, to school.
At a hearing in June barrister Helen Mountfield said the bangle means a great deal to Sarika.
She told Mr Justice Silber it is one of the symbols of the Sikh faith and not a piece of jewellery.
The school, where Sarika was the only Sikh pupil among 600 girls, only allows wristwatches and plain ear-studs to be worn.
The High Court has earlier heard from Jonathan Auburn for Aberdare Girls' School, who rejected claims the school had adopted an inflexible and overly-rigid policy.
Since the exclusion, Sarika has enrolled at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School, which allowed her to wear the Kara, pending the outcome of her court challenge.
At the time of the exclusion, Sarika's mother said: "It's not jewellery, it's part of our faith and symbol of our belief."
"We feel very strongly that Sarika has a right to manifest her religion - she's not asking for anything big and flashy, she's not making a big fuss, she just wants a reminder of her religion."
The Sikh Federation UK said that the bangle was an "article of faith" and Sikhs had no choice but to wear it.
