Seeking the judgement's reconsideration, top court says reservation for children from disadvantaged backgrounds doesn't erode minority status of institutions protected under Article 30(1).
Justice Chandrachud's AMU judgment overturned a key aspect of the Supreme Court’s 1967 decision, which had held that an educational institution deriving its legal character from a statute is not “established” by a minority.
It's in statutes, says Aliah University after Amit Malviya attacks 'attempt to eat into reservations'. Will ensure merit is the criteria for filling vacancies, says V-C Wahab.
HC judgment comes on Delhi Tamil Education Association petition, complaining about the education department not responding to its requests to approve appointments to fill vacancies.
Right to Education Act mandated schools to allocate 25% of their seats to disadvantaged communities. To circumvent this and preserve the elite character of schools, minority status became a godsend.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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