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1 week, 1 day ago

Training to derail trains being imparted via madarsas in Jhansi and Kanpur, reveals NIA-ATS probe

Op India

Amid rising incidents of attempts to derail trains by placing various objects on tracks are various places in the country, it has been revealed that training on how to derail trains was being imparted in madarsas. As per the probe, students of the madarsas are being radicalised and instigated to derail trains. Such training is being imparted via online mode, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Fact Check: Did Sachar Committee Recommend ‘Double Voting Rights’, ‘50% Loan Write-Off’ & ‘Massive Quotas’ For Muslims?

ABP News

A post allegedly highlighting the recommendations of the Sachar Committee is being widely shared on social media. Archived post can be seen here Claim: The Sachar Committee’s recommendations include granting double voting rights to Muslims and reserving 30% of parliamentary seats and 40% of legislative assembly seats for Muslims etc. Claim 1: Double voting rights for Muslims The Sachar Committee …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Uttar Pradesh government to revise Madarsa Act, to exclude higher-level religious degrees

India Today

The Uttar Pradesh government is set to revise the state's Madarsa Act, excluding higher-level education from its purview and restricting its coverage only to institutions offering education up to Class 12. The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, is a legislative framework that regulates madarsa education in the state. SUPREME COURT ON MADARSA ACT Earlier in November, the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UP Madarsa Act: How SC Corrected Allahabad HC's Overreach

The Quint

The court added that even though Madarsas impart religious education, they are still fundamentally educational institutions, and the inclusion of religious instruction does not strip them of this identity. The legislative competence of the state in regulating such institutions is upheld, ensuring that minority institutions comply with educational standards while still respecting their religious character. However, these regulations must meet …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Judgment on UP Madarsa Education Act

Hindustan Times

Clerics, stakeholders and many political parties have welcomed the Supreme Court's decision upholding the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004. The SC set aside the Allahabad high court's March judgment that declared the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional while claiming that it violated principles of secularism.

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SC Upholds UP Madarsa Education Act: The Provisions and Environment Violate Articles 14, 15 and 21-A of the Constitution

Firstpost

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, setting aside the Allahabad High Court's March ruling that deemed the legislation unconstitutional. The apex court found that the provisions of the Act are reasonable and subserve the objective recognition that is improving the academic excellence of students in the recognized madrasas. …

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Supreme Court Upheld the UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, but Found It Promotes Substantive Equality of Minority Community

Live Law

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, except to the extent it regulated higher education degrees. The Court observed that the Act promoted the substantive equality of the minority community by regulating the standard of education imparted by the recognised Madarsas and conducting examinations and conferring certificates to students, …

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Supreme Court Upheld the UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, but Found It Promotes Substantive Equality of Minority Community

Live Law

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, except to the extent it regulated higher education degrees. The Court observed that the Act promoted the substantive equality of the minority community by regulating the standard of education imparted by the recognised Madarsas and conducting examinations and conferring certificates to students, …

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SC Upheld UP Madarsa Education Act 2004, Calling it Constitutional

India TV News

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrassa Education Law of 2004. This landmark decision will have a significant impact on the education system in the state, ensuring that madrasa students have access to quality education without facing discrimination or exclusion.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC sets aside Allahabad HC’s verdict declaring UP Madarsa Act unconstitutional

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Allahabad High Court's March judgement declaring the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional. Allahabad High Court's verdict on UP Madarsa Act The Allahabad High Court had declared the UP Madarsa Act “unconstitutional” and violative of the principle of secularism on March 22. However, on April 5, the Supreme Court …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Maulvi arrested for raping five minor girls inside an illegal Madarsa in Uttarakhand

Op India

A shocking case of rape and sexual exploitation of at least five minor girls, aged 5 to 9 years, inside the premises of an illegal Madrasa, has come to light from Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur. Police statement on the modus-operandi of the accused Maulvi SSP, Manjunath TC, said, “In the complaint, one girl’s mother alleged that apart from her daughter, the maulvi, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Suspicious death of 17-year-old girl at madarsa in Vijayawada triggers outrage

Op India

On 28th June, a 17-year-old girl named Karishma died under mysterious circumstances at a madrasa in Ajit Singh Nagar, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Upon learning about the incident, local authorities including Vijayawada Central MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation officials and police reached Madarsa to investigate the matter. While the madrasa officials claimed Karishma fell ill due to food poisoning, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Demolition drive: Delhi HC asks authorities to grant 1 month for vacating mosque premises

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the DDA and a local religious body to grant one month's time to the caretaker of a mosque and madarsa to vacate the Hazrat Nizamuddin-based masjid premises which has been decided to be demolished by the authorities.A vacation bench of Justice Amit Sharma, in an order passed on Wednesday, made it clear …

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7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Bihar: 1 killed, minor injured in blast; police probe illegal firecracker factory

Hindustan Times

A high-intensity explosion ripped through a madarsa in Bihar’s Saran district late on Wednesday, killing an imam and injuring a 15-year-old student, the police said on Thursday. According to Saran superintendent of police Gaurav Mangla, the incident took place in Motirajpur locality under Garkha police station area. “According to the statement given by the boy, he found an item that …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did the Supreme Court stay a High Court verdict declaring U.P. madarsa law ‘unconstitutional’? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 5 stayed the operation of the Allahabad High Court’s decision declaring the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 unconstitutional. Iftikhar Ahmed Javed, chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education, told Reuters earlier that the High Court’s ruling had the potential to impact 2.7 million students and 10,000 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)

Live Law

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Judgment Striking Down UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act, Prima Facie Says HC Misconstrued Act Case Title : …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays order on UP Madarsa Act. What is it and why had Allahabad HC struck it down?

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed an interim stay on the Allahabad High Court's order quashing the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 after the high court deemed it “unconstitutional”. Enacted in 2004, the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act's purpose was to streamline madrassa education, defining it as education in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Islamic studies, Tibb, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act | Striking down law on madrasas is misconceived: Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on April 5 stayed the operation of an Allahabad High Court judgment which struck down a 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh law regulating madrasas and ordered the transfer of their students to regular schools. Chandrachud decided to freeze the implementation of the High Court judgment of March 22 in an interim order even as the Uttar Pradesh government said …

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9 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act, a violation of secularism: Allahabad HC

The Hindu

Terming the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act, 2004 unconstitutional, the Allahabad High Court on Friday said the Act found to be a violation of secularism. A Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Subhash Vidyarthi — while dealing with a writ petition filed by Anshuman Singh Rathore which had challenged the vires of the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Board on the ground …

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9 months ago

UP madrasa law 'unconstitutional, against secularism': High Court's big order

India Today

The Allahabad High Court on Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism. A bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to plan a scheme to accommodate students currently studying in Madrasas, into the formal education system. The Lucknow branch of …

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9 months ago

UP Board Madarsa Education Act, 2004 is 'unconstitutional', declares Allahabad High Court

India TV News

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has declared the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2024 as Unconstitutional. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow branch of the court declared the law ultra vires on a writ petition filed by a person named Anshuman Singh Rathore. Accommodate Madrasa students under UP Board …

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9 months, 1 week ago

NCPCR seeks investigation into 'open schools' by Jamait Ulama-i-Hind

Op India

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, on Wednesday, sought an inquiry into the ‘open schools’ established by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, an Islamic organisation with the support of the National Institute of Open Schooling. The NCPCR stated that the Islamic organisation was committing an organised crime by keeping the minor children studying in Madarsa away from formal education by …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence

India TV News

Haldwani Violence: At least six people died and several policemen were injured as tension prevailed in the city after several establishments, including a mosque and a madarsa, which were illegally constructed on government land, were demolished. The situation, however, turned violent after the mosque and the madarsa were razed in the Vanbhulpura area, as enraged locals pelted stones on the …

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Training to derail trains being imparted via madarsas in Jhansi and Kanpur, reveals NIA-ATS probe

Fact Check: Did Sachar Committee Recommend ‘Double Voting Rights’, ‘50% Loan Write-Off’ & ‘Massive Quotas’ For Muslims?

Uttar Pradesh government to revise Madarsa Act, to exclude higher-level religious degrees

UP Madarsa Act: How SC Corrected Allahabad HC's Overreach

SC Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Judgment on UP Madarsa Education Act

SC Upholds UP Madarsa Education Act: The Provisions and Environment Violate Articles 14, 15 and 21-A of the Constitution

Supreme Court Upheld the UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, but Found It Promotes Substantive Equality of Minority Community

Supreme Court Upheld the UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, but Found It Promotes Substantive Equality of Minority Community

SC Upheld UP Madarsa Education Act 2004, Calling it Constitutional

SC sets aside Allahabad HC’s verdict declaring UP Madarsa Act unconstitutional

Maulvi arrested for raping five minor girls inside an illegal Madarsa in Uttarakhand

Andhra Pradesh: Suspicious death of 17-year-old girl at madarsa in Vijayawada triggers outrage

Demolition drive: Delhi HC asks authorities to grant 1 month for vacating mosque premises

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Bihar: 1 killed, minor injured in blast; police probe illegal firecracker factory

Why did the Supreme Court stay a High Court verdict declaring U.P. madarsa law ‘unconstitutional’? | Explained

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)

Supreme Court stays order on UP Madarsa Act. What is it and why had Allahabad HC struck it down?

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act | Striking down law on madrasas is misconceived: Supreme Court

Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act, a violation of secularism: Allahabad HC

UP madrasa law 'unconstitutional, against secularism': High Court's big order

UP Board Madarsa Education Act, 2004 is 'unconstitutional', declares Allahabad High Court

NCPCR seeks investigation into 'open schools' by Jamait Ulama-i-Hind

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence