Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, presiding over a 7-judge constitution bench, made the observation on a reference that arose from the 2006 verdict of the Allahabad High Court, which held that AMU which was established in 1920 was not a minority institution.
Dhavan said the then “education minister while introducing the AMU Bill narrated the entire history of how AMU came to being from the foundation of the Muslim Anglo Oriental College to negotiations with the muslim University for its conversion into a Muslim university”.
During the day-long hearing, Justice Chandrachud asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the Centre, about the status of AMU under the 1920 legislation and on the eve of the adoption of the Constitution.