Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case: Supreme Court by 4:3 Majority Overrules 1967 Judgement Which Held AMU Cannot Be Considered Minority Institution
The Supreme Court, by a 4:3 majority, overruled its 1967 decision, which held that Aligarh Muslim University can't claim minority status as it was created by a statute. With this verdict, the issue of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status is now left to be decided by a regular bench for the factual determination of whether it was "established" by a minority.