Allahabad High Court stays EOW probe towards 558 aided madrassas in Uttar Pradesh

The Allahabad High Court, earlier this week, stayed a probe by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) towards 558 aided madrassas in Uttar Pradesh.

The probe into alleged violations of human rights within the Madrassas was being performed by the EOW on the instructions of the National Human Rights Commission, which acted on a criticism made by an individual named Mohammad Talha Ansari.

The Islamic academic establishments challenged the probe in addition to the instructions of the NHRC within the HC earlier this yr.

A bench of justices Saral Srivastava and Amitabh Kumar Rai stayed the probe by the EOW on September 22. The courtroom has additionally issued discover to the NHRC in addition to to the complainant and glued November 17 as the subsequent date of listening to.

The petitioners submitted earlier than the courtroom that the features of the fee are particularly enumerated underneath Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The petition added that Section 36(2) of the Act clearly states that the fee shall not inquire into any matter after the expiry of 1 yr from the date on which the alleged act constituting violation of human rights came about.

The petition additional cited that criticism is silent concerning the date of the alleged act of human rights violation and for the reason that averments made therein are obscure and don’t disclose any particular date, it isn’t attainable to establish whether or not the criticism was filed inside one yr from the date of the alleged violation.

Hence, it’s submitted that your complete train undertaken by the fee is with out jurisdiction.