The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on the investigation into 558 madrassas in Uttar Pradesh. The court granted interim relief to the madrassas, halting the probe being conducted by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). These Islamic religious educational institutions are government-aided and receive grants. The court has requested a response from the government within four weeks. The EOW was ordered to investigate 558 government madrassas in the state based on the directives of the National Human Rights Commission. However, the High Court provided interim relief to the petitioners, staying the EOW’s investigation against the 558 grant-in-aid madrassas.
The petitioners challenged the orders of the National Human Rights Commission dated February 28, 2025, April 23, 2025, and June 11, 2025. These orders directed the Economic Offences Wing to conduct the investigation. The petition requests the annulment of this order from the commission.
The court has instructed all respondents to file their counter-affidavits within four weeks. The court also ordered the matter to be listed before the appropriate bench on November 17, 2025. The court also stated in its order that the effect and operation of the orders of the National Human Rights Commission and the government will be stayed until further orders. The order was issued on the petition of Teachers Association of Madaris Arabia, Varanasi, and two others by the double bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai.
