Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status: The Supreme Court has given its verdict on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University. The court has said in its decision that a committee of three judges has been formed to determine the minority status of the university afresh. In its decision by a majority of 4-3, the court has rejected the Aziz Basha decision of 1967, in which the basis for denying minority status to AMU was made. The court has also mentioned Article 30 in its decision. Let us tell you what Article 30 is after all.
Now first of all let us tell you how the Supreme Court mentioned this article while giving its verdict on Aligarh Muslim University. CJI Chandrachud said that there is a difference between establishing an institution and its becoming a part of the government system, the purpose of Article 30 (1) is that the institution created by minorities should be run by them only. There can be minority institutions under Article 30.
What is article 30
Article 30 is an important article of the Indian Constitution, which deals with the right of minority sections to establish and manage educational institutions. This article provides the right to minority sections to establish and run educational institutions to protect and propagate their language, culture and religion.
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Important points of Article 30
-Minority classes have the right to establish their own educational institutions.
-Minority classes have the right to use their own language and culture for admission and education in their educational institutions.
-Minority classes have the right to teach their religion and culture in their educational institutions.
-The state can provide financial assistance to educational institutions of minority classes.
-Educational institutions of minority classes are required to be recognized by the state.
Why do you get this status?
Now the question is why minority status is given, actually this arrangement was made for the development and education of all the minorities in India. In such institutions, these minorities get reservation and their educational development takes place. This is the reason why these institutions are given some special rights, that is, they can decide all kinds of rules and regulations themselves. The list of such institutions is quite long, many big universities of the country are included in it. At present, a bench of three judges will give the final decision on the status of AMU.
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