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The comment was made during the third day of hearings before a seven judge Supreme Court bench which is dealing with a batch of petitions concerning the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

The Supreme Court of India has questioned the relevance of Aligarh Muslim Universitys (AMU) minority status, emphasizing that the intent of Article 30 of the Constitution is not to "ghettoize the minority." The court deliberated on the minority status issue of AMU, considering the impact on the 2006 Allahabad High Court verdict and the 1981 amendment Act.

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Muslims are not empowered enough and only way to empower is through education, Sibal said while defending the minority status of AMU.

The Supreme Court orally observed that an institute is not barred from enjoying minority status only because it is regulated by a statute, while hearing a case concerning the minority status of the AMU.

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Statutory provisions governing the grant or non-grant of State aid to educational institutions have to be applied uniformly, regardless of whether it is a minority-run or a majority-run institution, Supreme Court said.

The Court was hearing a plea challenging the decision of a Delhi based Nutan Marathi Senior Secondary School, a linguistic minority institution, to appoint one Shubhada Bapat as its vice-principal.