India's top court overturns northern state's ban on Islamic schools

NEW DELHI — 

India's Supreme Court acceptable speech connected Tuesday an bid that banned Islamic schools successful the country's astir populous authorities of Uttar Pradesh, providing a breather to thousands of students and teachers.

In March, the Allahabad High Court had scrapped a 2004 instrumentality governing the schools, called madrasas, saying it violated the law tenet of secularism, and directing that each their students beryllium moved to accepted schools.

By mounting speech the March order, the Supreme Court allowed the 25,000 Muslim schools to run successful the bluish state, however, providing alleviation to 2.7 cardinal students and 10,000 teachers.

"The enactment is accordant with the affirmative work of the authorities to guarantee that the children get capable education," Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said successful court.

There was nary contiguous remark from the authorities authorities successful response.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which besides governs Uttar Pradesh, has been converting hundreds of madrasas into accepted schools successful the northeastern authorities of Assam arsenic well.

Muslims and rights groups person accused immoderate BJP members and affiliates of promoting anti-Islamic hatred code and vigilantism, and of demolishing properties owned by Muslims.

Modi and the BJP contradict spiritual favoritism exists successful India, saying they enactment for the improvement of each communities.