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Waqf

Analysis

The Waqf challenges

The Supreme Court grants Union seven days to file response as petitioners allege ‘parliamentary usurpation of the faith of 200 million’

Advay Vora

20th Apr 2025

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religion

Analysis

Supreme Court Review 2024: Upholding religious & cultural rights in a polarising environment

What does secularism mean in a land of a thousand faiths? This year's rulings on religion and culture attempt to frame an answer

Manasi Shah

24th Dec 2024

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minority

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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

Faizan Mustafa

16th Nov 2024

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AMU Beg

Analysis

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

Mirza Asmer Beg

27th Feb 2024

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AMU

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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

Advay Vora

24th Feb 2024

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Analysis

Who is a minority?

In the AMU hearings, respondents audaciously argued there were no minorities in colonial India. Will the Court consider it?

Advay Vora

5th Feb 2024

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cases

In re: Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

The Court will decide whether the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, violates the freedom of religious denominations to manage their affairs. The decision will determine the degree of the Union’s control over the management of Waqf properties.

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Next Hearing: April 17, 2025

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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna CJI, P.V. Sanjay Kumar J, K.V. Viswanathan J

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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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Javed Akhtar v State of Gujarat

The Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2006.

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Next Hearing: January 18, 2024

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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Sandeep Mehta J

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