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Court strikes UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, calls it 'Unconstitutional'
22 March 2024
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The Allahabad High Court has struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004
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The court declared the Act 'unconstitutional' for violating the principle of secularism
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A division bench directed the state government to accommodate the madrasa students in the formal education system
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The bench also asked the government to ensure that children aged 6-14 years are not left without admission in duly recognised institutions
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The Lucknow bench's order came on a petition by Anshuman Singh Rathore
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Mr Rathore had challenged the UP Madrasa board and objected to its management by the minority welfare department
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The bench observed that it has already held the Madarsa Act to be ultra vires
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It noted further that it has been informed by learned counsel of both the parties that Vadik Pathshalas do not exist in UP
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The ruling comes months after the UP government decided to survey Islamic education institutions in the state
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The government had also formed a SIT last October to probe the foreign funding that the madrasas have been receiving
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