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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

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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Supreme Court Upheld the Constitutional Validity of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 except for its provisions allowing the Board to award higher degrees like Kamil (under-graduate studies) and Fazil (postgraduate studies). The court found that these provisions violate the Basic Structure of the Constitution by discriminating against students based on their religion affiliation. The …

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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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2 months ago

SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court has affirmed the importance of institutions such as madrasas, vedic schools and Buddhist monasteries, stating that they should not be seen as a threat to constitutional principles. The court emphasized that it is the responsibility of the State to regulate these institutions and ensure that children receive modern education alongside religious teachings, ultimately in the national interest.

New Delhi

2 months ago

Religious Instruction in Madrasas: A Matter of National Interest?

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has ruled that India's centuries-old history of religious instruction cannot be wished away by ghettoising madrasa education. The court observed that religious instruction is not unique to Muslims and that it is a country that is a melting pot of cultures, civilisations, religions. The court also noted that the extent of State control would vary upon the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Madrasas ‘unfit’ for proper education, child rights panel tells Supreme Court

The Hindu

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the top child rights protection body in the country, has told the Supreme Court that madrasas are “unsuitable or unfit” places for children to receive “proper education”. “According to the information available the Deoband Madrasa fanned out across South Asia and has also set up seminaries, or madrassas, teaching an austere version …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments

Hindustan Times

A 12-year-old girl was among four students enrolled in Barkatullah Madrasa, an educational institution in her neighbourhood in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha city, which now faces closure for enrolling Hindu students and showing higher enrolment to get government benefits. Renewal of registration of 577 madrasas in Madhya Pradesh is on hold because of enrolment of non-Muslim students, poor infrastructure and fake …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madrasa Education: Is SPQEM a ‘Modern Band-Aid’ for a Medieval Mindset?

News 18

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo, recently raised an alarm over the ‘radical’ curriculum in government-funded madrasas in Bihar, where books allegedly published in Pakistan are being taught. III According to the Council of Boards of School Education’s website, only seven states in India—Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha—have state madrasa …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh minority welfare minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday said the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science in all madrasas in the state. For Representation Only “Madrasas are free to teach Urdu, Arabic and Persian, but the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science. Uttar Pradesh …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamiat lashes out at ‘saffronisation of education system’

The Hindu

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has hit out at “the attempt to saffronise the education system”. “The Jamiat strongly condemns the attempt by the Central and State Governments to saffronise the education system and compel students to engage in practices that contradict their religious beliefs,” the resolution said. Jamiat, which is the oldest Muslim body with roots in the freedom struggle, appealed …

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8 months ago

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal promises 700 new madarsas after Lok Sabha elections

Op India

All India United Democratic Front founder and president Badruddin Ajmal issued a challenge to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking during the election campaign in Nagaon. Ajmal claimed, “Even Modi or Himanta Biswa Sarma is unable to give jobs, and you have given jobs, but none of the Muslims has said they got a job in any of …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why have madrasas been in the spotlight in Uttar Pradesh? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: This past week, the Supreme Court stayed a ruling of the Allahabad High Court on the U.P. Board of Madrasa Education Act “unconstitutional” and asked for immediate closure of the madrasas. Chandrachud, scrutinised the provisions of the Act and made it clear that “the object and purpose of the statutory board which is constituted under the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC Grants Relief to Madrasas in UP on HC Order

Deccan Chronicle

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 the principle of secularism. This decision offers relief to approximately 17 lakh madrasa students and 10,000 teachers affected by the High Court's ruling. It criticised the High Court's interpretation, stating …

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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

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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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand madrasas to teach Ramayana, Darul Uloom strongly opposes decision

New Indian Express

DEHRADUN: The Chairman of the Uttarakhand Waqf Board Shadab Shams has announced plans to incorporate lessons on the Ramayana into the curriculum of madrasas. On the other hand, the maulvis of the Darul Uloom madrasas in Uttarakhand strongly opposed this decision, stating, "Those who want to study the Ramayana and the Vedas can enroll in other schools. The Deputy Chairman …

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1 year ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma govt in Assam converts over 1200 Madrasas into general schools as part of promise to close ally

Firstpost

In Assam, 1,281 government and provincialised Madrasas across 31 districts his state into general schools under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, or SEBA Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has proved what he said in March this year by converting 1,281 government and provincialised Madrasas across 31 districts his state into general schools under the Board of Secondary Education, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

UP govt undertakes pilot project to teach AI in madrasas, align institutions with mainstream education

India TV News

The Uttar Pradesh government is undertaking a pilot project and introducing teaching modules of artificial intelligence in madrasas to train students in modern technology and align the institutions with mainstream educational developments, state Minister Danish Azad Ansari said on Sunday. Reacting to the move, an organisation of madrasa teachers said that the government will have to make necessary arrangements like …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Sanskrit to be taught in madrasas in Uttarakhand, says Waqf Board chairman

Hindustan Times

Sanskrit will be taught compulsorily in madrasas that come under its jurisdiction, Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams has said. Shams said they will implement the National Council of Educational Research and Training curriculum in 117 madrasas under their plan to “modernise” madrasas where students can have quality education, including science, mathematics, Arabic and Sanskrit. He added, “Once the teaching …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Uttar Pradesh Madrasas to live telecast landing on the Moon

Live Mint

Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing today: Students in Madrasas across Uttar Pradesh, regardless of their gender, will have the opportunity to witness the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing today, in a significant step towards fostering scientific curiosity and inclusivity, reported ANI. Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had announced that the moon landing by 'Chandrayaan-3' would be broadcast live in all state-run schools in Uttar …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Submit Details About Curriculum & Management Of Madrasas: Rajasthan High Court To State

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit disclosing the details with regard to the curriculum and the mode of selection and appointment of staff in the Madrasas. The bench of Chief Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur said, “Let an Affidavit be filed by the State, specifically giving therein the details of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Muslims will never come up if sub-standard education in madrasas continues, says NHRC Chairperson

The Hindu

Retired Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson of, the National Human Rights Commission, at a meeting of the human rights body on Tuesday, said that if sub-standard education for children in madrasas continues, Muslims would “never come up”. Also, if sub-standard education for children in madrasas continues, Muslims will never come up,” Mr. Mishra said while speaking of the NHRC and other …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC

The Hindu

In an intervention application before the Allahabad High Court, in a matter pertaining to religious education imparted in institutions at the government’s expense, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has submitted that the education given to children in madrasas is not adequate or comprehensive. The court, while hearing a petition filed by Azaj Ahmad who teaches in a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

In meeting with Amit Shah, Muslim leaders call for action to curtail growing incidents of violence

The Hindu

A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Mahmood Madani, president, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind met the Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Tuesday night. In a wide-ranging interaction, the Muslim leaders drew the Home Minister’s attention to growing incidents of violence against the minorities, in particular the riots during the Ram Navami celebrations, frequent cases of mob lynching and cancellation …

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

Supreme Court Upheld the Constitutional Validity of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004

SC Upheld UP Madarsa Education Act 2004, Calling it Constitutional

SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Religious Instruction in Madrasas: A Matter of National Interest?

Madrasas ‘unfit’ for proper education, child rights panel tells Supreme Court

MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments

Madrasa Education: Is SPQEM a ‘Modern Band-Aid’ for a Medieval Mindset?

Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar

Jamiat lashes out at ‘saffronisation of education system’

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal promises 700 new madarsas after Lok Sabha elections

Why have madrasas been in the spotlight in Uttar Pradesh? | Explained

SC Grants Relief to Madrasas in UP on HC Order

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

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

Uttarakhand madrasas to teach Ramayana, Darul Uloom strongly opposes decision

Himanta Biswa Sarma govt in Assam converts over 1200 Madrasas into general schools as part of promise to close ally

UP govt undertakes pilot project to teach AI in madrasas, align institutions with mainstream education

Sanskrit to be taught in madrasas in Uttarakhand, says Waqf Board chairman

Chandrayaan-3: Uttar Pradesh Madrasas to live telecast landing on the Moon

Submit Details About Curriculum & Management Of Madrasas: Rajasthan High Court To State

Muslims will never come up if sub-standard education in madrasas continues, says NHRC Chairperson

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC

In meeting with Amit Shah, Muslim leaders call for action to curtail growing incidents of violence