Supreme Court Stays NCPCR Recommendation to Shut Madrasas Not Complying with RTE Act
Ananthakrishnan G | 22 October 2024 | The Indian Express
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of the communications issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommending the closure of government-aided madrasas not compliant with the Right to Education (RTE) Act. It also ordered that the consequent directions by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura, too, “shall not be acted upon”.
The interim order was passed by a three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud hearing a plea by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which contended that the NCPCR recommendations — issued on June 7 and June 25 this year — affected the rights of religious minorities under Article 30. Article 30 of the Constitution guarantees minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice….