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Supreme Court News: The Supreme Court has given big relief to 17 lakh students studying in 25 thousand madrassas of Uttar Pradesh. The court has stayed the decision given by Allahabad High Court in the case of UP Madrasa Act 2004. The Supreme Court gave this decision while hearing the petition filed by the madrassa operators.
What decision did Allahabad High Court give?
It is noteworthy that Allahabad High Court had canceled the Madrasa Act saying that it was unconstitutional and against secularism. Now a bench of three judges led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has issued a notice to the Central Government and the UP Government and sought their response. Now the reply in this matter will have to be filed by June 30, 2024.
The decision of the High Court was considered unfair!
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court said that the objective of the Madrasa Board is the director. It is prima facie not correct for the Allahabad High Court to say that the formation of Madrasa Education Board is against secularism. Let us tell you that only last week, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court had ordered the UP government to transfer madrassa students to general schools and enroll them. The Allahabad High Court also held that the government did not have the power to constitute boards for religious education. Furthermore, the government cannot constitute any board of school education under which any particular religion and its values are taught. This decision of the High Court was challenged in the Supreme Court by Anjum Qadri, manager of Madrasa Azizia Izazaul Uloom.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued on behalf of Madrasa Board
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the UP Madrasa Board, said that the High Court has no right to cancel this law. This decision has affected 1.7 lakh students studying in 25,000 madrasas run in the state. According to the order of the UP government in 2018, subjects like science, environment, mathematics are taught in this madrasa.