The Supreme Court declared the Up Madarsa Act unconstitutional. Know the details below; Up Madarsa act: The Allahabad High Court recently declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as unconstitutional. This order was issued due to its violation of the principle of secularism. As a result, the court instructed the Uttar Pradesh government to allow the students from madarsas to attend regular schools.
Up Madarsa act
It is worth noting that there are around 25,000 madarsas in Uttar Pradesh. Approximately 6000 have been approved by the Uttar Pradesh Madrassa Education Board. A notification has been issued by a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court. This panel was headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. He was leading both the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government. The Supreme Court has stressed that the Madarsa Act has been misinterpreted by the High Court. It does not permit religious instruction. According to the Supreme Court, the main purpose of the Madarsa board is regulatory in nature. The Allahabad HC’s claim that the establishment of the board would violate secularism may not necessarily be correct. The Supreme Court has emphasized that the petition presented to the Allahabad High Court aimed to ensure that madarsas provide secular education. Annulling the legislation is not the appropriate course of action. The decision of the Allahabad HC was in response to a petition filed by lawyer Anshuman Singh Rathore. He challenged the constitutionality of the UP Madarsa Board. The Supreme Court has also expressed concern that the High Court’s ruling would negatively impact the educational future of 17 lakh children. The court has stated that such a directive is not warranted at this stage.
What is the Madarsa education act 2004
The Madarsa Education Act of 2004 covers education in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Islamic studies, philosophy, and other specified branches of learning. These are determined by the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education. In its decision to strike down the legislation, the Allahabad HC has emphasized that the state should not discriminate between religions while fulfilling its responsibilities.
