The Allahabad High Court has issued a stay on the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) inquiry into over 500 government-aided madrassas in Uttar Pradesh, intervening after petitions challenged the inquiry’s scope and procedural integrity. This move comes amid heightened scrutiny of madrassa administration and funding under the current state government’s drive for greater accountability in minority educational institutions.

The EOW investigation was the result of directives by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) following allegations of illegal recruitments, forged appointments, and misuse of grant funds in a large number of madrassas, especially during the Covid-19 period. Specifically, the NHRC had directed a criminal and financial probe into 558 government-aided madrassas, focusing on t

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