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09Nov 2024

Redefining Minority Rights

Syllabus: GS – 2 – Minority status in India, welfare of minority communities Focus : The article discusses the recent Supreme Court ruling expanding the rights and protections of minority institutions, using Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as a focal point. It highlights the evolving jurisprudence on minority rights in India, particularly Article 30 of the …

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09Nov 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Minority Status for AMU Institutions

Why in the news? The Supreme Court ruled that legal recognition doesn’t strip minority institutions of their status, revisiting AMU’s minority status and overturning a 1967 judgement impacting similar institutions. About Supreme Court Judgment on Minority Institution Recognition: The Supreme Court’s seven-judge Bench, in a 4:3 majority judgement led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, ruled …

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08Nov 2024

Supreme Court, in 4-3 verdict, overturns 1967 ruling denying minority status to AMU

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, by a 4-3 majority today overruled the 1967 judgment in S. Azeez Basha vs. Union Of India case that became the basis for denying the minority status to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The 1967 judgment in the case had held that an institution incorporated by a statute …

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