By Fnf correspondent | PUBLISHED: 05, Nov 2024, 15:57 pm IST | UPDATED: 05, Nov 2024, 15:57 pm IST
While pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said, "We have upheld the validity of the UP madrasa law and moreover a statute can be struck down only if the State lacks the legislative competence," reported PTI.
The decision comes a big relief to teachers and students of UP madrassas as the Allahabad HC’s order had previously mandated the closure of the seminaries and transfer of students to other schools in the state.
The apex court stated that the purpose of the law was to establish a standard level of education in madrassas.
On October 22, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, announced that it would reserve its judgment on eight petitions, including the main one filed by Anjum Kadari, challenging the Allahabad High Court's decision.
Earlier, on March 22, the Allahabad High Court ruled the Madrasa Act as ‘unconstitutional,’ stating it violated the principle of secularism. The court ordered the state government to integrate madrasa students into the formal education system.
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