Ram Jethmalani to Fight AMU Minority Status Case Pro Bono

The university’s minority status is pending before the Supreme Court. Jethmalani has offered his services pro bono.

Ram Jethmalani has been associated with AMU on several occasions earlier. (Photo: PTI)

Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani has offered his service pro bono to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Jethmalani will be fighting the case for the restoration of the varsity’s minority status, which is pending in the Supreme Court, a senior AMU official said.

Welcoming Jethmalani’s gesture, Media Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor Shafey Kidwai said he had been closely associated in the past with AMU on all issues related to the legal battle for restoration of its minority status.

The university’s case is scheduled for hearing on 4 April. The case is currently being handled by senior advocate Harish Salve.

Jethmalani will be the Chief Guest of a seminar that will be held at the Indian Law Institute in Delhi on February 27. The seminar will be on ‘Recognition of AMU as a Minority Institution’.