Constitution gives the Minorities unrestricted power to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. In TMA Pai Foundation vs. State of Karnataka the Supreme Court was of view that the right enshrined under Article of the Constitution is a regulatory right and the regulations must satisfy a dual test namely, the test of reasonableness and the test it is regulative of the educational character of the institution and is conducive to making the institution an effective vehicle of education for the minority community. That being so we are amending Section of the Act so that it does not circumscribe the width and ambit of Article of the Constitution. The proposed amendment will ensure that issuing of NOC, wherever required, is made subject to law in force and not left to the executive discretion in each State. Finally, clause of the aforesaid Act confers power upon the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions to decide on the minority status of an educational institution. Sub-clause of said clause, as it stands, provides that the Commission may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportuntiy of being hear, and in consultation with the State Government, decide on the minority status of the educational institution and shall proceed to give such directions as it may deem fit, and all such directions shall be binding on the parties. It is proposed deciding on the status of the Minority Educational Institution because in most of the cases the State Government are already parties in the petitions coming to the Commission on appeal, and hence the State Governments should not, it is felt, be given a second chance as this will vitiate the principle of natural justice. With these words, I move for the consideration and adoption. India's Commonwealth Games athletes will look to keep the competition at bay to climb the medal charts in Brimingham. It's a double delight from Sportstar with an exclusive column from Viswanathan Anand, an introduction to the strong indian chess olympaid team, stories of hope and determination from the CWG-bound athletes and the right dose of nostalgia and numbers that matter. Ramesh Mendis chipped in with a lower order cameoand then claimed three wickets for 42 runs to put Sri Lanka on course for a significant first innings lead against Pakistan on day two of the second test in Galle on Monday. Batting at number nine Mendis contributed 35 in Sri Lanka's 378 all out. The off-spinner then returned to wreck Pakistan's middle order and the tourists finished day two on 191 for seven still 187 behind. Agha Salman led Pakistan's fightback with a defiant 62 before being dismissed in the final delivery of the day.
