The government, opposing minority status, argued that the institute, being a centrally funded national university, cannot claim such status. Those who oppose it submitted that Article 30 protects its minority character despite the central funding.

Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict on AMU minority status, delivering multiple judgements with dissenting opinions.

A five-judge Constitution bench in the S Azeez Basha v. Union of India in 1967 said AMU was a central university and couldn't be considered a minority institution.

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the question of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status to a fresh bench and overruled the 1967 judgment that said the university cannot be considered a minority institution since it was created by a central law.

Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict on AMU minority status, delivering multiple judgements with dissenting opinions.

A seven-judge Supreme Court bench is is reading out the order over the minortity status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as per Article 30.

In his dissenting judgement, Justice Surya Kant stated that a minority can establish an institute under Article 30, but it must be recognised by law as well as by the University Grants Commission, a statutory authority within the Education Ministry. | OpIndia News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned its 1967 order that said the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) couldn’t be considered a minority institute as it was a central university. It will defer the question of AMU’s minority status to a fresh bench. The seven-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud delivered four separate judgments […]

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New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS): A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is set to deliver on Friday its judgment on the issue of minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud-led Constituti.....

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Friday on a vexed legal question whether the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) enjoys minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution.

On February 1, grappling with the intractable issue of the AMU's minority status, the top court said the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only did a 'half-hearted job' and did not restore the institution the position it had prior to 1951.

SC is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a vexed legal question whether the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) enjoyed a minority status