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Minority Status: SC lays down test to decide on minority status to Aligarh Muslim University

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Minority Status

SC lays down test to decide on minority status to Aligarh Muslim University

This story was originally published at 14:51 IST on November 8, 2024  Back
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The Supreme Court Friday, while hearing petitions seeking minority status to Aligarh Muslim University, rejected its 1967 verdict which held that an institution incorporated by a statute cannot claim to be a minority institution. The top court said an institution will not lose its minority status in the Constitution merely because it was created by a statute.

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