The story so far: This past week, the Supreme Court stayed a ruling of the Allahabad High Court on the U.P. Board of Madrasa Education Act 2004 calling it an infringement of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The top court also found the High Court’s ruling to be against the principles of secularism. The decision gave massive relief to around 17 lakh students of the State’s 16,000 recognised madrasas.
What happened?
Earlier, the High Court had dubbed the U.P. Board of Madrasa Education Act “unconstitutional” and asked for immediate closure of the madrasas. It called for the relocation and integration of the madrasa students with regular schools. The Supreme Court called the High Court’s ruling “not warranted” and imposed a stay on the relocation.
