Ghaziabad administration orders unsealing of madrasa after Allahabad High Court directive

Five months after it was sealed over beef-dumping allegations, Madrasa Jamia Khulfa-i-Rashideen in Ghaziabad is set to be unsealed and handed back to its management committee following directions issued by the Allahabad High Court [Madarsa Jamia Khulfa E Rashideen v. State of UP & Ors].

The District Minority Welfare Officer (DMWO), Ghaziabad ordered local administration and waqf officials to restore possession, citing the High Court's conditional directive that required the seal's removal in the absence of an adverse order within two weeks.

The order was passed in compliance with a ruling by the Allahabad High Court on October 30, 2026, in a writ petition challenging the administrative action. While disposing of the plea, the High Court had directed the competent State authority to decide the matter within a two-week window after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

The Court had clarified:

"In case no adverse order is passed against the petitioner within above period, the seal affixed to the premises of the petitioner's Madarsa shall be removed- Otherwise legal consequence of order if passed shall follow."

Following an application filed by the seminary's operator, Mohd Shamim, DMWO Kailash Chandra Tiwari issued formal instructions on November 6 to Waqf Inspector Santram Pal to initiate the de-sealing process and prepare an execution report (panchnama) if no adverse order was entered.

The operation of the madarsa will, however, remain subject to applicable Uttar Pradesh madarsa education statutes and government regulations.

The seminary, situated at Kanawani Colony in Indirapuram, was sealed on June 6, 2026, following joint inspection reports submitted by the Waqf Inspector and the Naib Tehsildar.

According to a press statement released by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) which supported the litigation the action had stemmed from accusations raised by Ghaziabad Mayor Sunita Dayal alleging that cow meat had been dumped into the Hindon River.

The civil rights group had alleged that madrasa students were intimidated and teachers falsely implicated in criminal proceedings before securing bail from the High Court.

Advocates Mohammad Khalid and Umar Khalid appeared for the petitioners.

Advocate Nadeem Akhtar appeared for the Ghaziabad administration.