National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004

The Supreme Court examined whether Khalsa Girls High School, a Sikh‑run school in West Bengal, qualifies as a linguistic minority institution under Article 30 of the Constitution and consequently whether Rule 28 of the 1969 Management Rules governs its teacher appointments. The Court held that the school was founded by…

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…

Icon Education Society, which runs two unaided minority institutions in Indore, was directed by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) under the Madhya Pradesh Niji Vyavsayik Shikshan Sanstha Act, 2007 to submit its fee structure and was subsequently told that the AFRC would fix its fees. The Society challen…

The appellants, minority aided educational institutions, appointed a teacher of their choice as Headmaster, bypassing senior teachers from the same community. The Kerala High Court interfered, holding that the management could not ignore senior qualified teachers and that the National Commission's certificate of minori…

The Supreme Court considered a reference to determine the criteria for an educational institution to be considered a minority institution under Article 30 of the Constitution, and whether the decision in Azeez Basha (which held that Aligarh Muslim University was not a minority institution because it was established by …