Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004

Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra gave the verdict against the Allahabad High Court’s decision.
This judgement has declared the High Court judgement as “unconstitutional” and violative of the principles of secularism.
The Supreme Court also declared that madrasas can’t grant degrees of higher education as it is a violation of the University Grants Commission Act.
The bench also said that the Uttar Pradesh government have to play a vital role in ensuring that educational standards in madrasas align with modern academic expectations.
The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 was declared unconstitutional on March 22, 2024.