Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of UP Madarsa Act, Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order
Ananthakrishnan G | 06 November 2024 | The Indian Express
Supreme Court Judgement on Madrasa Law: The Supreme Court on Tuesday 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 Fazil and Kamil.
The court said that the awarding of higher degrees was unlawful since it is in conflict with the provisions of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud set aside the March 22 ruling of the Allahabad High Court which held the Act was unconstitutional….