Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Minorities’ Commission, which was conferred with judicial powers recently, said on Wednesday that it will take “suitable action” with regard to the recent “raid” on a school in Bondantila at Mangaluru for allegedly teaching Arabic.

Interacting with the presspersons, the commission’s chairperson, Balkis Banu, said she visited the school on Wednesday gathered details from the management, teachers and parents and informed that action would be taken after receiving reports from the Deputy Commissioner and the City Police Commissioner.

The students were being taught Arabic so as to help students who could possibly go to the Gulf in search of jobs, she said.

She said the commission was aware of the issues faced by schools run by minorities in obtaining recognition certificate. If 25 per cent of the students in such institutions are from minority communities, such schools should get minority status, she said. This rule has been brought to provide education and to help progress the children from minority communities.

Ms. Banu said the State government had conferred judicial powers on the commission recently. But now, it has the powers of a civil court and can summon people to appear in front of it. Commission has disposed more than 400 cases since she took charge. It is the duty of the Commission to provide justice to needy and members of minority communities could approach it for justice, she added.