# Supreme Court rebuffs plea to monitor minority-run religious schools 2026-08-10T09:53:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a PIL by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought state registration, recognition, supervision, and monitoring of all institutions imparting secular education or religious instruction to children under 14. The petitioner alleged that semi-religious minority educational institutions, shielded by Article 30, are radicalising children. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi refused to entertain the plea, leading Upadhyay to withdraw it with the Court's permission. The petition had argued that Article 30 does not confer rights on institutions imparting religious education, claiming such institutions should fall under Article 26 (religious affairs) instead. The Court noted that the petitioner could pursue remedies in an appropriate forum. ## Coverage - barandbench.com Tags: Article 30, Ashwini Upadhyay, minority institutions, public interest litigation, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-rebuffs-plea-to-monitor-minority-run-religious-schools/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-rebuffs-plea-to-monitor-minority-run-religious-schools/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.