Supreme Court stays order on UP Madrasa Act. What is it and why had Allahabad HC struck it down?

Posted on:
Key Points

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed an interim stay on Allahabad High Court's order quashing Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 after the high court deemed it as unconstitutional"..

Last month, Allahabad High Court had asked UP government to accommodate the current students of the Madarsa board into formal schooling system, however, while imposing the stay, the apex court stopped this relocation...

Enacted in 2004, the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act's purpose was to streamline madrassa education, defining it as education in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Islamic studies, Tibb (traditional medicine), philosophy and other specified branches..

The Allahabad High Court struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 saying it was "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism...

You might be interested in

SC imposes interim stay on Allahabad HC order striking down UP Board of Madarsa Education Act

05, Apr, 24

The bench headed by CJI Chandrachud said ‘purpose of Madarsa board is regulatory in nature & Allahabad HC is not prima facie correct that its establishment will breach secularism.’

‘Violates secularism’: Why HC declared UP Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional

23, Mar, 24

Court said madarsa education ‘neither quality nor universal’ & ‘state has no power to create board for religious education’. It directed govt to put madarsa students in recognised schools.

Allahabad HC declares UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004 as ‘unconstitutional’

22, Mar, 24

The ruling comes months after the state government decided to survey the Islamic education institutions in the state | Latest News India