A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of UP’s madrasa bill. The Supreme Court declared the UP Madarsa Ward Act, 2004 constitutional and upheld the constitutionality of the UP Madarsa Commission. The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board Act, 2004, barring some of its provisions.
High Court ruling overturned
Let us tell you that earlier on March 22, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court declared the UP Madarsa Board Act unconstitutional and ordered that all students be admitted to regular schools. However, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision on April 5.
Impact on the future of 1.7 million students
The Supreme Court considered this in detail. Thereafter, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra reserved its decision on October 22. The Supreme Court’s ruling will affect the future of 1.7 million students studying in over 16,000 madrassas in UP.
What did the Supreme Court say?
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court said that none of the provisions of the UP Madrasa Act violate fundamental rights or the basic structure of the Constitution. The courts have declared it constitutional. Let us tell you that this law was passed by the state government in 2004 when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister.
Government can regulate religious schools
The Supreme Court declared the UP Madarsa Act constitutional and said the government can regulate madrasas to ensure quality education in madrassas. Following this decision, it is clear that madrasas in UP will continue to function. This judgment of the Supreme Court has brought great relief to about 1.7 million students.
The CJI said the state can regulate education standards. Rules related to the quality of education do not interfere with the management of religious schools. The High Court erred in holding that if the law violated secularism, then it would be struck down.
The legislative plan of the Act is to regulate the educational standards prescribed in madrassas, the CJI said. The Religious Schools Act does not interfere with the day-to-day operations of religious schools. It is designed to protect the rights of minorities in Uttar Pradesh and is in line with the state’s positive obligations to ensure that students pass out and lead a decent life.
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