“UP Madarsa Law: HC orders to shift students to regular schools; upholds SITs demand to shut govt funded Islamic schools”, Organiser, March 23, 2024:
“In a significant step towards equalising education for all, the Allahabad High Court on March 22, declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004, unconstitutional. While calling the act violative of the principles of secularism, the Court said that Madarsa education is against the principle of secularism, and the State must make sure that students taking part in religious teachings should be accommodated in the formal education system.
A bench including Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi called the law as Ultra Vires and instructed the UP Government to shift the children from Madarsa to a formal education board.
The ruling comes months after the State government decided to conduct a survey on the Islamic education institutions in the State and it had also formed an SIT in October 2023 to probe madrassas’ funds from abroad. It is noteworthy that Uttar Pradesh is home to over 25,000 madrasas, of which approximately 16,500 are officially recognised by the UP Board of Madrasa Education……”
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