- The Supreme Court said: any religious community can establish an institution
- The 7-judge court issued its verdict by a 4-3 majority.
- I obtained minority status but with criteria.
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New Delhi. A hearing was held in the Supreme Court on Friday in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. The seven-judge court issued its verdict by a 4-3 majority. The Supreme Court has upheld AMU’s minority status. The high court affirmed that AMU is a minority institution. The Chief Justice said that any religious community can establish an institution. The Supreme Court said in its decision that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is entitled to minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution.
On the other hand, there have been mixed reactions after this decision. The majority decision set the criteria for granting AMU the status of a minority institution. This decision has made it clear that the determination of whether AMU is a minority institution will be based on the evidence and criteria established in the present case. Regarding the minority status of AMU, the Supreme Court says that the documents related to the case should be submitted before the Chief Justice (CJI) so that a new bench can be constituted to consider the validity of the Allahabad High Court decision 2006. In January 2006, the Allahabad High Court struck down the provision of the 1981 law that had granted minority status to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Court must consider origin of the institution: CJI
There were some universities which were teaching colleges and the process of converting teaching colleges into teaching universities is the process of creating an educational institution and therefore cannot be viewed in such a strict manner. It cannot be said that simply because the preamble of the law says so, an institution is created by law. Fundamental rights cannot be subordinated to legal language and formality must give way to reality. The court will have to consider the origin of the institute and will have to see who was behind its creation, who received the money for the land and whether the minority community helped. The Chief Justice said that we have held that being a minority institution, it should be established only in the name of the minority and not necessarily run by the members of the minority. Minority institutions may emphasize secular education and are not required to have minority members in the administration.
Welcome the court’s decision: Rashid Firangi
Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said: We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court in which it set aside its decision of 1967. It was then said in the decision that AMU is not a minority institution. I think the Supreme Court decision will be very helpful in determining the minority status of AMU. All the historical facts are before us and we will present them before the three-judge court. The most important question is, if Aligarh Muslim University is not considered a minority institution, which institution will be considered a minority institution and what will happen to Article 30A?
A three-judge court will make the final decision.
The Supreme Court said a new three-judge bench will be formed in connection with AMU’s minority status. Only this new court will decide what the status of the AMU will be. The court will also decide the criteria relating to minority institutions. Let us tell you that according to Article 30 of the Constitution, religious and linguistic minorities have the right to establish and manage educational institutions. The seven-judge constitutional bench includes Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Dutta, Manoj Mishra and Satish Chandra Sharma.
S Aziz Basha vs Union of India case dismissed
The Supreme Court rejected by 4:3 the case of S. Aziz Basha v. Union of India, which held in 1967 that since Aligarh Muslim University is a central university, it cannot be considered a minority institution. The Supreme Court said the issue of AMU’s minority status will be decided by the regular court.
- Opposition leaders attack NDA and Modi government
- Said: BJP is anti-Dalit and minority
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New Delhi. Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has fiercely attacked the NDA government and the Prime Minister. While speaking at a rally in Simdega, Jharkhand, he told people to allow me to talk to them about Manipur. The opposition leader said that the BJP burnt Manipur and till date the Prime Minister has not visited there.
This means that they have accepted that there is no state like Manipur. The BJP ideology has done the job of burning Manipur. He further said that the BJP is anti-Dalit and minority. He had previously said the government was tarnishing his image. He said that he is not against companies but against monopoly.
I’m not against business, I’m against monopoly.
Citing one of his articles, he also alleged that some business groups working as per rules and regulations are being forced by a senior central government minister to praise the programs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government. In fact, the BJP had criticized Rahul Gandhi for making baseless allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and advised him to check the facts before jumping to any conclusion. Rahul Gandhi posted a video and said: BJP people are trying to call me anti-business. But I am not against companies, but against monopoly. He says he is against one, two, three or five people establishing a monopoly in the sector.
I am in favor of job creation.
The Congress leader said I started my career as a management consultant. I understand what is important for business success. “I am in favor of job creation, companies, innovation and competition,” he said in a post on Twitter. I’m antitrust. Our economy will only thrive when there is a free and fair environment for all businesses.
Being forced to write good things about the government on social media.
He later stated in another post: After my article, by-the-book business groups told me that a senior minister was calling and they were saying good things about Prime Minister Modi and government programs on social media. . Rahul Gandhi said that this proves that his point is absolutely correct. The Congress leader had claimed in an article that the East India Company may have disappeared hundreds of years ago, but the fear it created has reappeared today and has been replaced by a new generation of monopolists.
