Overview
- Justice Manju Rani Chauhan set aside the April 29, 2025 advertisement by a Gorakhpur madrasa seeking assistant teachers and a clerk.
- The court declared any appointments made under the quashed advertisement illegal per se, granting no right to be heard or to continue in post.
- Relying on the Supreme Court’s Anjuman Kadri precedent, the court held Article 30(1) does not shield minority institutions from reasonable regulation to ensure academic standards.
- Central and Uttar Pradesh authorities had directed a redetermination of teacher qualifications and a halt to new appointments until fresh standards are framed.
- The case, WRIT–A No. 8388 of 2025, found the madrasa’s management proceeded despite policy communications circulating the recruitment freeze.