The madrassas which are wholly maintained by the state cannot impart religious instructions in terms of the mandate of Article 28(1) of the Constitution of India, the Court said in its judgement.
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Taxpayer-funded madrassas are not minority institutions established and administered by the minority, the Gauhati High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a petition against a new law to convert them into regular schools.