SC overrules 1967 verdict holding AMU can’t be minority institution, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the question of Aligarh Muslim Unversity’s minority status to a fresh bench and overruled the 1967 judgement that said the university cannot be considered a minority institution since it was created by a central law. Pronouncing the majority verdict, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud laid down tests for considering […]
SC overrules 1967 order denying minority status, refers it to regular bench, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court of India on Friday ruled that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is entitled to minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution of India, overruling the 1967 verdict. However, the court has transferred the case to a regular bench. The a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in 1967, had ruled that […]