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The Supreme Court took a big decision on Monday. It has put on hold the decision to transfer all students of unrecognized madrassas to government schools and remove non-Muslim students from madrassas.
Who filed the petition?
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind had filed a petition against this order of Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments. This order of the Uttar Pradesh government was based on the report of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). In this, it was asked to cancel the recognition of madrassas which do not follow the Right to Education Act 2009 and to investigate all the madrassas.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra took cognizance of the submission of senior counsel appearing for Muslim organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind that the communications of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and some There is a need to stop the actions of the states.
UP government had given this order
The court stayed the order of Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments directing them to transfer non-Muslim students studying in unrecognized madrassas and government-aided madrassas to government schools. The Supreme Court has put on hold the NCPCR's recommendation and action taken by the Center and states to close government-aided/aided madrassas for non-compliance of the Right to Education Act.
What did the top court say?
The Supreme Court directed that the communications issued by NCPCR on June 7 and June 25 be stayed till June 27 and all steps taken thereafter. The bench also said that consequential orders of the states will also be stayed.
The court also allowed the Muslim organization to make states other than Uttar Pradesh and Tripura as parties to its petition.
NCPCR report had this
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had recently said in a report that unless madrassas comply with the Right to Education Act, funds given to them should be stopped.
The opposition had protested strongly
The opposition had fiercely targeted the BJP government on this report. During this, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had accused BJP of selectively targeting minority institutions. After this, NCPCR President Priyank Kanungo had said that he had never demanded the closure of such madrassas, rather he had recommended that government funding given to these institutions should be stopped, as they provide shelter to poor Muslim children. Are being deprived of education.
