Allahabad HC Order Calling UP Madrasa Law Unconstitutional Maybe Incorrect: SC
By Ritika Jain Supreme Court today stayed the Allahabad High Court's March 22 verdict which struck down the ‘Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004’ as unconstitutional. The top court’s interim order which allowed the almost 25,000 madrasas across the state to operate during the pendency of this plea comes as a relief to almost 17 lakh students studying there. The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the high court’s finding that the establishment of a madrasa board breaches principles of secularism “may not be correct”. The bench observed there was...