AMU Minority Status Case: In a big relief for the Aligarh Muslim University, a seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday delivered four separate judgements in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. The SC delivered a 4-3 majority verdict in the case saying that a three-judge bench will now decide on the case. However, the Supreme Court overruled a 1967 verdict holding that since AMU was a central university it cannot be considered a minority institution.
In its majority verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that the issue of AMU’s minority status must be decided on the basis of tests laid down by it. The apex court also laid down criteria for deciding AMU’s status as a minority institution.
The bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said there were four separate opinions, including three dissenting verdicts. The CJI said he has written the majority verdict for himself and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra.
Justice Chandrachud said Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma have penned their separate dissenting verdicts.
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