'Constitution's victory': Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind welcomes Allahabad HC's stay on order to close Shravasti madrasa

'Constitution's victory': Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind welcomes Allahabad HC's stay on order to close Shravasti madrasa

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) president Maulana Mahmood Madani on Monday welcomed the Allahabad High Court's verdict to set aside an order to close a madrasa in Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh. He called the court's verdict a victory of constitutional values and shows the supremacy of the Indian Constitution. In a statement, he said the Allahabad High Court verdict has sent a clear message to the government and authorities that were trying to po…

Running madrasas even without formal recognition is protected by law: HC

Allahabad: A madrasa can operate without gaining official recognition in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court observed on Friday, January 16, quashing the order passed by the District Minority Welfare Officer seeking the closure of a madrasa in Shravasti district. The Allahabad High Court subsequently ordered Uttar Pradesh authorities to unseal the unrecognised madrasa, Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza, after the state failed to cite any law allow…

Allahabad HC questions UP order shutting unrecognised madrasa, says non-recognition doesn’t mean closure

“The seal put on the madarsa will be opened within 24 hours of production of a certified copy of this order,” the Allahabad High Court ruled on January 16, 2026. Questioning the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to order the closure of an unrecognised madrasa, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court observed that the absence of official recognition does not automatically justify shutting down an educational institution. The court was hea…

Allahabad HC Quashes Madrasa Shutdown Order, Directs Reopening Within 24 Hours

NEW DELHI: The Allahabad High Court has quashed the shutdown of a madrasa enforced by the Shrawasti district administration in May last year on the ground that the institution was not registered with the Uttar Pradesh government. On Friday, the Lucknow Bench of the High Court directed the district administration to remove the seal placed on Madrasa Ahle Sunnat Ahmat Raza and allow it to reopen within 24 hours. The madrasa had been shut down foll…