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No State-wise minority classification, says SC
Why in news?
- SC dismissed a petition to recognise Hindus as minorities in the States where they are low in population citing that “Religion has no borders”.
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- Petition asked the court to:
(1) Frame guidelines: to “identify and define” religious minorities in every State, especially where Hindus are in a minority, to protect their culture and interests.
(2) For the purposes of Articles 29 (protection of the interests of minorities) and 30 (the right of minorities to administer educational institutions): it was necessary that the religious and linguistic minorities be determined State-wise on the basis of the numeric proportions of various communities in each State
- Hindus were a minority in eight States: as per govt.
- SC Observed:
(1) States have been carved language-wise: Religion is beyond all borders, especially political borders. It has to be taken on a pan-India basis.
Sources
The Hindu