The Supreme Court recently heard arguments over whether the university is entitled to protection as a minority educational institution under the Constitution.
The Karnataka High Court has held that Section 98 of the Karnataka Education Act, which pertains to the Retrenchment of Employees, is applicable to unaided educational institutions run by the.
The petition filed in the Supreme Court in relation to the minority status of the Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in New Delhi, has been withdrawn. The petition had been filed in the Apex.
A bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu cited Article 15(5) of the Indian Constitution, which exempts minority educational institutions from communal and social reservation requirements
The affidavit was filed in a PIL by moved by Delhi University law student Akanksha Goswami stating that the Parliament passed the 103rd Constitutional Amendment granting 10% reservation to the EWS category in higher education and government jobs.