Why it should be revoked?

♤ A university cannot be conferred Minority status because it can be incorporated only by act of Parliament. Since AMU and JMIU are established through a statute, these institutions cannot be considered as MEIs

♤ Universities receiving direct funding from states cannot be accorded minority status as this is in direct conflict with Art 27 which says that no proceeds of any taxes shall be utilized for promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination.

♤ Universities established under parliament act has to follow the reservation policy of central government but AMU and JMIU do not provide any reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Hence the minority tag provided to such institutions is unconstitutional and illegal.

♤ Article 15 of the Constitution prohibits discrimination by state on grounds of religion and conferring minority status to any institution set up by a parliament or state would be in contravention.

♤ In Azeez Basha case, 1967 case, the SC upheld that AMU was not a minority educational institution as it was set up by British legislature, and not by Muslims.

♤ The right under Article 30(1) is not an absolute right and it seems to be in contradiction to Article 29(2), which prohibits denial of admission to any citizen into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.”