by Ajay Kumar
Lucknow: The Supreme Court has issued a significant order regarding madarsa students in Uttar Pradesh. Today, on Monday, the apex court stayed the implementation of directives issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which urged the shifting of students from non-recognized madarsas to government schools in UP and several other states.
This matter came before a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which included Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra. Senior advocate Indira Jaising represented the Muslim organization Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind in the Supreme Court. She argued that there was a need to stay the directives of the child rights body and the actions taken by some states. Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind challenged the actions of the Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments that directed the shifting of students from non-recognized madarsas to government schools.
The Supreme Court ordered that the directives issued by the child rights body on June 7 and June 25 of this year should not be implemented, and also stayed the orders of action from the states. Jaising requested the Supreme Court to allow the petitioner to include all states and Union Territories as parties in the petition. The Supreme Court permitted the Muslim organization to include other states in addition to Uttar Pradesh and Tripura in their petition. The petition was filed through advocate Fujail Ahmed Ayubi.
