Tag: Religious Education
Allahabad High Court declares UP Madrasa Education Act unconstitutional – Times of India
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court ruled Friday that the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, is “unconstitutional” and violates the principle of secularism, and ordered the state government to accommodate current students in the formal schooling system. A division bench of the Lucknow bench, comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, declared the law ultra vires in response to a writ petition filed by Anshuman Singh Rathore.In his reaction to the order, UP Madrasa Education Board Chairman Iftikhar Ahmed Javed said the board will study the decision and decide the further course of action.“Now after 20 years, ... Read more