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{{Infobox legislation<br />
| short_title = Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920<br />
| legislature = [[Imperial Legislative Council]]<br />
| long_title = An Act to incorporate a teaching and residential Muslim University at Aligarh.<br />
| citation = [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2372/1/A1920-40.pdf Act No. 40 of 1920]<br />
| territorial_extent = India<br />
| enacted_by = [[Imperial Legislative Council]]<br />
| date_enacted = 14 September 1920<br />
| date_commenced = 1 December 1920<br />
| amended_by = {{ubl|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1931|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1935|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1941|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1943|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1945|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1951|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1965|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1972|Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1981}}<br />
| status = in force<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920''' is an act of [[Imperial Legislative Council]] enacted in 1920.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Graff|first=Violette|date=1990-01-01|title=Aligarh's Long Quest for 'Minority' Status: AMU (Amendment) Act, 1981|jstor=4396615|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=25|issue=32|pages=1771–1781}}</ref> The Act was amended in 1951 in order to repeal sections on Islamic teachings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aligarh-muslim-university-not-a-minority-institution-govt-tells-sc/story-GYMtOZvFhTSFtiEAlTTJaL.html|title=Aligarh Muslim University not a minority institution: Govt tells SC|date=5 April 2016|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> The Act was amended in 1967 which was challenged in Azeez Basha case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/government-to-not-support-minority-status-for-aligarh-muslim-university-1338715|title=Government To Not Support Minority Status For Aligarh Muslim University|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Allahabad High Court]] quashed the Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1981, as unconstitutional and declared that the AMU was not a minority institution. Therefore, the notification issued by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Human Resource Development Ministry]] in February permitting the university to reserve seats for Muslims in post-graduate medical courses was illegal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/26/stories/2005112621950100.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Front Page : Aligarh Muslim University withdraws SLP|date=2005-11-26|access-date=2016-04-04}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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== Minority status ==<br />
The Act is notable for the debate on whether the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] had minority status, which came under the scrutiny of the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/amu-row-centre-to-withdraw-upas-appeal-push-for-non-minority-status-316246-2016-04-04|title=AMU row: Centre to withdraw UPAs appeal, push for non-minority status|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref> AMU was declared a minority institution by the AMU Amendment Act in 1981 by the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/govt-stand-on-amu-heats-up-debate-over-minority-status-of-the-university/|title=Govt stand on AMU heats up debate over minority status of the university|date=2016-04-05|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-04-06}}</ref> The Allahabad High Court ruled in 2005 that AMU Amendment Act of 1981 was unconstitutional. The [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA government]] appealed to the Supreme Court. However, the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA Government]] withdrew the appeal in 2016.<br />
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