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National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992

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SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CLUNYversusTHE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

2018 INSC 363Disposed 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 …

BAL PATIL AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2005 INSC 342Disposed 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 …

MISBAH ALAM SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

1997 INSC 127Disposed 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 …