New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) stayed a communication by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to the Centre to direct all states and Union Territories (Uts) to withdraw the recognition of Madarsas which are not compliant with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the NCPCR communication should not be acted upon and also stayed directions issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments in this regard.
The bench said that the communications of the child rights body issued on June 7 and June 25 should not be acted upon and added that the consequential orders of the states shall also remain stayed.
The direction of top court came on a plea filed by Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind challenging the direction by Uttar Pradesh and Tripura governments directing the shifting of students of unrecognised madrassas to government schools. The bench also the petitioner organisation to make states, other than Uttar Pradesh and Tripura as parties to its petition.
