Overrules 1967 Verdict, Aligarh Muslim University Minority Judgement...

In a judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday, by a 4:3 majority, overruled its 1967 decision in the S.Azeez Basha vs. Union of India case

The minority status of Aligarh Muslim university, it however a left it to a three-judge bench to determine afresh the minority status of AMU, based on the 
principles evolved in this judgement

The majority judgement authored by the Chief Justice was based on petitions seeking on minority status to Aligarh Muslim University