Even though AMU is facing a legal battle over its minority status, it has been performing its constitutionally ordained duty. Is the challenge to the University symbolic of the crisis of secularism in India?
A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Sharjeel Imam.
Former Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur on Sunday said Sir Syed Ahmad Khan dedicated himself for the uplift of Indian society and that his visions were ahead of his time.
JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA, told a Delhi court on Monday that he cannot be hammered with sedition as his speeches did not call for violence.
It had resulted in hurting the feelings of a particular community and spreading hatred. The allegations prima facie discloses commission of cognizable offence and therefore, the FIR requires proper investigation and cannot be quashed at this stage.
The High Court’s verdicts have strengthened the rule of law and reminded the state government about its constitutional duties to protect people’s fundamental rights and dignity.