COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, KANYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAL VIDYA MANDIR, ETAH, U.P.versusSACHIV, U.P. BASIC SHIKSHA PARISHAD ALLAHABAD, U.P. AND ORS.
2006 INSC 52921 August 2006Appeal(s) allowed
The Committee of Management of Kanya Junior High School, a Jain‑run minority institution, terminated Assistant Teacher Santosh Upadhyay for acts of indiscipline after a show‑cause notice, suspension and enquiry. She challenged the termination, arguing that under Rule 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Recognised Basic School Rule…
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CLUNYversusTHE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.
2018 INSC 36318 April 2018Disposed off
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, a society that had established Cluny Women’s College as a secular institution, later applied to the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) for a minority status certificate, which was granted in 2007. The society and the college’s governing body subsequentl…
MISBAH ALAM SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
1997 INSC 12710 February 1997Disposed off
Misbah Alam Shaikh challenged the Maharashtra government's abolition of the State Minority Commission, arguing that the decision was mala fide and contrary to the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. The Supreme Court examined Sections 3 and 9 of the Act, which vest the duty of constituting a National Commissi…
BAL PATIL AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
2005 INSC 3428 August 2005Disposed off
The petitioners, representing a section of the Jain community, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Central Government to notify Jains as a minority under section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, based on a recommendation of the National Commission. The High Court dismissed the peti…
