On April 4, the Chief Justice of India, during the hearing of a case quibbled, “Can a university be termed as a minority institution?” This question has become important as the NDA government has also triggered a controversy by questioning the minority status of AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia and contending that no institution can…
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Minority Status? | Aftab Alam
Originally published by The Indian Express on 27th of January 2016. Notwithstanding Justice A.P. Sen’s pertinent observation in Lilly Kurian versus Sr Lewina and others (1978), “the protection of the minorities is an article of faith in the Constitution of India”, this principle has been under continuous attack. Earlier this month, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi…
AMU Minority Character: Appeal by the Vice-Chancellor
Assalamu Alaikum and Jai Hind, 1-The AMU fraternity and other right thinking and fair minded citizens of our great country are quite rightly concerned about the outcome of the issue of restoration of Minority Character of AMU. The case is being heared before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The first hearing was on 11 January 2016….