Human rights commission ignoring lynchings of Muslims, says Allahabad HC judge in split verdict

A judge of the Allahabad High Court has alleged that the National Human Rights Commission was ignoring the lynching of Muslims in the country and instead “dabbling in matters that prima facie do not concern them”, reported Live Law on Wednesday.

Hearing a petition filed by the Teachers Association Madaris Arabia against a directive issued in February 2025, Justice Atul Sreedharan said on Monday it was “surprising” that rights commissions in the country are trying to indulge in matters beyond their jurisdiction, according to The Indian Express.

However, Justice Vivek Saran, who was part of the same division bench, said that he did not agree with such sweeping observations.

In February 2025, the rights body directed the Economic Offences Wing to investigate allegations against 558 aided madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, The Hindu reported.

This stemmed from a complaint filed before the NHRC alleging financial irregularities, including the misuse of government grants and the appointment of unqualified teachers through corrupt practices to madrasas.

Challenging this, petitioners told the High Court that the human rights body lacked the authority to initiate inquiries into alleged violations beyond one year, the newspaper reported. They had sought an adjournment of the matter.

In his order on Monday, Sreedharan said that he is prima facie astounded by the order passed by the NHRC on the investigation...

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