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AMU judgement | Are the dissents closer to the majority than they appear?
What looks like a 4:3 might be closer to 6:1 on key points of the reference & indicators to determine minority character of an institution
16th Nov 2024
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Aligarh Muslim University judgement: Explained
We explain the 7-judge bench decision which laid down parameters determining the minority status of an institution.
16th Nov 2024
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Supreme Court to deliver its decision on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University
A seven-judge Constitution Bench will decide whether AMU fulfils the parameters of a minority institution under Article 30
7th Nov 2024
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Aligarh Muslim University Case: A historical counter
The AMU Act has to be read as a key way-stop on the continuum of the institution’s history, not as something that breaks with it
27th Feb 2024
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Aligarh Muslim University’s Minority Status: Arguments
The Supreme Court reserved judgement in a case determining the minority institution status of Aligarh Muslim University
24th Feb 2024
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Nationalists, loyalists, religionists: The saga of Aligarh Muslim University
We summarise the key contentions in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case
17th Feb 2024
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Who is a minority?
In the AMU hearings, respondents audaciously argued there were no minorities in colonial India. Will the Court consider it?
5th Feb 2024
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Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if Section 2(f) of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004 and Section 2(c) of The National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 is constitutionally valid. This case will determine if minority status should be granted according to national population or on a state-wise basis.
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AMU Minority Status
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Aligarh Muslim University Through its Registrar Faizan Mustafa v Naresh Agarwal
The Court laid down parameters to identify a minority educational institution and directed a smaller regular bench to determine the minority status of AMU on the basis of the parameters
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Dipankar Datta J, Manoj Misra J, S.C. Sharma J