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The Waqf challenges
The Supreme Court grants Union seven days to file response as petitioners allege ‘parliamentary usurpation of the faith of 200 million’
20th Apr 2025
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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
24th Dec 2024
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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 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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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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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.
MoreNext Hearing: April 17, 2025
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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna CJI, P.V. Sanjay Kumar J, K.V. Viswanathan J
AMU Minority Status
Decided
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
Gujarat Police Encounters
Pending
Javed Akhtar v State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2006.
MoreNext Hearing: January 18, 2024
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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Sandeep Mehta J