Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status

A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled 4:3 Friday to overturn a key 1967 judgement on the Aligarh Muslim University, which removed minority status, but left it to a second (as yet unconstituted) bench to decide if it must revert.

A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its judgment on the issue of minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Friday on a vexed legal question whether the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) enjoys minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution.

Grappling with the intractable issue of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status, the Supreme Court said the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act only did a "half-hearted job" and not restore to the institution the position it had prior to 1951.

There is nothing "fundamentally inconsistent" with a minority institution being an institution of national importance, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing arguments on the vexed issue of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University.

An institution of national importance must reflect the "national structure", the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday while pointing out that around 70 to 80 per cent students studying at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are Muslims.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed surprise over the Centre's stand that it does not accept the 1981 amendment to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Act, which effectively accorded minority status to the institution.

Aligarh Muslim University cannot be a minority institution given its "national character", the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which began hearing the hugely disputed question of the minority status of AMU.

Aligarh Muslim University cannot be a minority institution given its "national character", the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which began hearing the hugely disputed question of the minority status of AMU.

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will decide whether the Aligarh Muslim University and other educational institutions can be granted minority status, the top court said today.

The Aligarh Muslim University has appealed in Supreme Court, asking it not to permit the NDA government to withdraw an appeal, filed during the UPA years, to retain its minority status.

The NDA government today told the Supreme Court that it would withdraw the appeal filed during the UPA government challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict recognising the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU as a non-minority institution.

Is it possible for a University that has "Muslim" as a middle name - as in Aligarh Muslim University - to not be a minority institution?

A delegation from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), led by Vice Chancellor Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the NDA government's support in restoring the varsity's 'minority' status, stating that this "would have a salutary effect on minorities who are agitated and apprehensive that their rights are bei...

Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani has offered free services to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in its case for restoration of the varsity's minority status which is pending before the Supreme Court, a senior AMU official said.

A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled 4:3 Friday to overturn a key 1967 judgement on the Aligarh Muslim University, which removed minority status, but left it to a second (as yet unconstituted) bench to decide if it must revert.

A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its judgment on the issue of minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Friday on a vexed legal question whether the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) enjoys minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution.

Grappling with the intractable issue of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status, the Supreme Court said the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act only did a "half-hearted job" and not restore to the institution the position it had prior to 1951.

There is nothing "fundamentally inconsistent" with a minority institution being an institution of national importance, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing arguments on the vexed issue of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University.

An institution of national importance must reflect the "national structure", the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday while pointing out that around 70 to 80 per cent students studying at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are Muslims.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed surprise over the Centre's stand that it does not accept the 1981 amendment to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Act, which effectively accorded minority status to the institution.

Aligarh Muslim University cannot be a minority institution given its "national character", the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which began hearing the hugely disputed question of the minority status of AMU.

Aligarh Muslim University cannot be a minority institution given its "national character", the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court, which began hearing the hugely disputed question of the minority status of AMU.

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will decide whether the Aligarh Muslim University and other educational institutions can be granted minority status, the top court said today.

The Aligarh Muslim University has appealed in Supreme Court, asking it not to permit the NDA government to withdraw an appeal, filed during the UPA years, to retain its minority status.

The NDA government today told the Supreme Court that it would withdraw the appeal filed during the UPA government challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict recognising the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU as a non-minority institution.

Is it possible for a University that has "Muslim" as a middle name - as in Aligarh Muslim University - to not be a minority institution?

A delegation from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), led by Vice Chancellor Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the NDA government's support in restoring the varsity's 'minority' status, stating that this "would have a salutary effect on minorities who are agitated and apprehensive that their rights are bei...

Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani has offered free services to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in its case for restoration of the varsity's minority status which is pending before the Supreme Court, a senior AMU official said.