The BJP-led NDA government had refused to accept the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act last week and insisted that the court should go by the five-judge constitution bench verdict in the S Azeez Basha versus Union of India case in 1967.
Grappling with the intractable issue of Aligarh Muslim University s minority status, the Supreme Court said the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only did a ‘half-hearted job’ and not restore to the institution the position it had before 1951
The Supreme Court of India Thursday February 01, 2024 was told that there cant’s be anything more sad than stripping the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) of its Minority Status.
Grappling with the intractable issue of Aligarh Muslim University s minority status, the Supreme Court said on Thursday the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only did a half-hearted job and not restore to the institution the position it had prior to 1951.