The Supreme Court of India recently refused immediate intervention on a plea seeking regulation and supervision of religious educational institutions imparting education to children below 14 years of age. In Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India, the petitioner sought directions for mandatory registration, recognition, and monitoring of institutions providing religious education, arguing that lack of regulation could affect national integration, secularism, and child rights. The Supreme Court, however, adopted a restrained approach and asked the petitioner to await the Centre’s decision on the representation already submitted before the Ministry of Education. The bench observed that courts should not “jump the gun” when the executive authority is already considering the issue. The Court emphasized important constitutional principles like separation of powers, judicial restraint, and the requirement of first approaching competent authorities before seeking a writ of mandamus. Importantly, the Supreme Court did not decide larger constitutional questions relating to Article 30 minority rights, religious education, or regulation of minority institutions, leaving the matter open for future consideration by the government.