Madrasa Act News Today

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud observed that the view taken by the HC is "prima facie not correct." The bench went on to observe that the object and purpose of Madrasa Board is regulatory in nature. And that the HC appears to have misconstrued the provisions of the Madrasa Act, since it does not provide only for religious instruction.

This decision offers relief to approximately 17 lakh madrasa students and 10,000 teachers affected by the High Court's ruling

New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued an interim stay on Friday overturning an Allahabad High Court order declaring the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional and against...

A court in India has effectively banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous state, a move that could further distance many Muslims from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist government ahead of national elections.

A court in India’s most populous state has effectively banned Islamic schools by striking down on a law governing madrasas, weeks before a nationwide election that could further polarize the world’s largest democracy along religious lines.

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi flayed the Allahabad High Court order which said the UP Madrasa Act, 2004 was unconstitutional and children studying in them should be suspended. He said...

Allahabad HC's order declaring UP Madarsa Act 2004 unconstitutional has put madarsa teachers and its students staring at a clueless future.

Despite calls and text messages, Director General, education department, Vijay Kiran Anand, was unreachable for comment.

The Patna High Court has ordered the state to halt to grant of aid to 609 madrassas until pending enquiries into the status of these institutions is completed.