By- Naiteek Bhatt
The Allahabad High Court has Struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004
The Court declared the Act 'Unconstitutional' for violating the principle of secularism
A division bench directed the state government to accommodate the madrasa students in the formal education system
The Bench also asked the government to ensure that children aged 6-14 years are not left without admission to duly recognized institutions
The Lucknow bench's order came on a petition by Anshuman Singh Rathore
Mr Rathore had Challenged the UP Madrasa board and objected to its management by the minority welfare department
The bench observed that it has already held the Madarasa Act to be ultra vires
It noted further that it has been informed by the learned counsel of both the parties do not exist in UP
The ruling comes months after the UP government decided to survey Islamic education institutions in the state
The Government had also formed a SIT last October to probe the Foreign funding that the madrasas have been receiving