A wave of relief swept the Aligarh Muslim University campus the moment Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, reading out the 4-3 majority verdict Friday morning, overruled the Supreme Court’s 1967 ...

The Court said that in order to determine whether an institution is a minority institution, what needs to be looked at is who established the institution.

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court has overturned its ruling in the ‘Azeez Basha v Union of India’ (1967) case, essentially paving way for the restoration of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) ...

AMU Minority Status Case Judgment: A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court overruled its 1967 decision in S. Azeez Basha v. Union of India which held that the Aligarh Muslim University ...

The Detective Branch of police yesterday arrested former industries minister and Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu in the capital. He was held from a house in the West ...

In January 2006, the high court had struck down the provision of the 1981 law by which AMU was accorded minority status. At the outset, CJI Chandrachud said there were four separate opinions ...

As a minority institution, AMU is exempt from caste-based reservation policies. It follows its own internal system, reserving 50% of seats for students from AMU-recognized schools and colleges This ...

In a landmark decision, a 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India revisited the contentious issue of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) minority status. By a 4:3 majority, the Court overruled its ...

In the seven-judge Supreme Court bench judgment read out by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on his last day at work, it was spelt out that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) can be declared as a ...

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The Supreme Court, in a split verdict, overturned a 1967 ruling that stripped Aligarh Muslim University of its minority status. However, the court referred the final decision on reinstating the ...

Supreme Court's Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Friday said it was "wholly incorrect" to assume that minorities in the country required some "safe haven" for education and knowledge. Justice ...