High Court Notice to Centre, Rajasthan About Madarsa Board Act Plea (Representative)
Jodhpur:
The Supreme Court in Jodhpur has sent a message to the Center and the Government of Rajasthan requesting that they submit a response within four weeks to a PIL requesting the abolition of the state’s Madarsa Board Act, 2020.
The notice has also been sent to the Central and State Education Boards and the Rajasthan Minority Commission.
Mukesh Jain called it against the federal spirit of the country and had sent the Supreme Court to the Supreme Court to demand the abolition of the law.
In his petition, he said the law violates the fundamental spirit of the Indian constitution, which considers India a secular republic.
This law promotes a specific religion, and in no secular nation can no government try to promote a single religion, the petition said.
Mr Jain further said that it is not a prerogative of the state to enact such a law. It should therefore be repealed, as no other minority religion is regulated in this law, according to the petitioner.
Mr Jain said there is a universal education policy in the country and all institutions including madarsas are included in it.
He called it illegal to provide buildings and other resources to madarsas for educational purposes.
The Divisional Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Vineet Kumar Mathur approved the petition and notified the Union and State governments, the Madarsa State Board, the Minorities Commission, CBSE and the RBSE, requesting that within four weeks to get an answer.
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