Minority Educational Institutions (MEIs)

Constitutional Provisions: Article 30 deals with the right of the minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

Legal Provisions: National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) Act defines MEI as a college, or an educational institution established and administered by a minority or minorities.

Judicial Pronouncements

  • Supreme Court in a landmark observation in 2020 stated that the government can regulate minority institution in ‘national interest’. It stated that regulation of minority institutions, including in matter of appointment of teachers, is permissible if it is intended to ensure excellence in minority institution, without interfering with its minority status.
  • The court referred to the ....
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