AMRESHWAR PRATAP SAHI, J.

This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation praying that the respondents Union of India and State of U.P. through their respective authorities be directed to introduce compulsory religious education right from class I to the Post Graduate level and also provide for a syllabus for research of such education. A prayer has also been made that the respondents may be restrained from granting recognition to the institutions if there is no sufficient provision for imparting religious education in a particular institution. A specific prayer has been made that the prescription of the syllabus should also include different aspects of Islamic religion including the advent of Islam and encourage the study of Islamic literature as a source of Islam. Additionally a prescription has been sought for introducing Hindu religious scriptures in the syllabus whether aided or unaided institutions.

2. The petitioner no. 1 association describes itself as a ‘Hindu Front for Justice’ and contends that even after 66 years of the enforcement of Constitution of India, religious and moral education do not find thei