The Supreme Court stayed the National Child Rights Commission’s recommendation not to provide aid to madrassas. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued the order staying the proceedings initiated by the Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments against the madrassas.
National Child Rights Commission Chairman Priyank Kanungo has sent a letter to the chief secretaries of the states and Union Territories stating that the method of education in madrasas violates the constitutional rights of children. The controversial proposal was that state governments should not provide financial assistance to madrasas and should close them down. This recommendation was stayed by the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud clarified that there is no need to take action on the NCPCR letter.
Following NCPCR’s recommendation, the BJP-ruled states moved swiftly against Madras. The Supreme Court also stayed the proceedings initiated by the Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments against the madrassa.
The writ petition was filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, an organization of Islamic clerics, alleging that the central government’s action is a violation of the right of religious minorities to education under Article 30 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has also sent a notice to the central government on the petition.
