NCM Act

The Union Government told the Supreme Court that  though the power is vested with the Central Government to notify minorities , the stand to be formulated by the Central Government with regard to issues raised in the group of petitions will be finalized after having a wide consultation with the State Governments and other stakeholders.  

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to file a status report explaining why many posts are lying vacant since October 2020.

The Supreme Court has adjourned the transfer petition seeking the transfer of all pending petitions challenging the validity of Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992

A plea has been filed in the Meghalaya High Court seeking directions from the government to define ‘minority’ & frame guidelines for their identification at the state level, in a spirit of the provision of Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution of India and the judgment of the apex court in TMA Pai case.