Supreme Court on AMU’s minority status, (Aaj Samaj), New Delhi: The Supreme Court overturned its own decision handed down 57 years ago on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). During the hearing of the case, a 7-judge constitutional bench today delivered its verdict by a majority of 4 to 3 and affirmed that MU is entitled to minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution.
Now the regular banks will decide
Let us tell you that the apex court itself had said in its 1967 decision in the case ‘Aziz Basha Vs. Republic of India’ that AMU cannot claim the status of a minority institution. A seven-judge bench, in its order delivered by a 4-3 majority during today’s hearing, said that even if an institution is formed under the law, it can claim to be a minority institution. Now the regular court will decide whether AMU’s minority status will remain intact or not.
Allahabad High Court did not accept the institute
The Allahabad High Court, in its 2006 decision, did not consider the AMU a minority institution. A petition was filed with the Supreme Court against this decision. During the hearing of the petition in 2019, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court had referred the matter to a seven-member bench. During the hearing, the question was raised whether a university managed by the government can claim to be a minority institution.
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