LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court stayed a probe against 558 aided madrassas in Uttar Pradesh by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).

The EOW had been conducting the probe into alleged violation of human rights in pursuance of a direction issued by the National Human Rights Commission (HRC) based on a complaint made by a man named Mohammad Talha Ansari against those madrassas.

Challenging the NHRC direction as well as the ongoing inquiry, a petition was filed before the Allahabad High Court, urging it to quash the orders of the NHRC dated February 28 and June 11, 2025.

The petition further prayed for quashing a consequential government order of April 23 for the inquiry.

On Monday, a division bench, comprising Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai, while staying the orders

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