Dynamite News SC upholds validity of UP Madarsa Act; Quashes Allahabad HC verdict
The Apex Court said that a law can be struck down for violation of fundamental rights under part III of the Constitution. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, presided by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Tuesday upheld the Constitutional validity of the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, thereby setting aside an earlier Allahabad High Court judgment.
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The Apex Court said that a law can be struck down for violation of fundamental rights under part III of the Constitution or on grounds of legislative competence but not for violation of basic structure.
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"Statute can be struck down only for violation of part III or legislative competence and not for violating basic structure. The High Court erred in holding that statute had to struck down for violating basic structure," the Supreme Court said. (...to be updated)