JUDGMENT

FAZAL ALI, J. (For himself and on behalf of A. Varadarajan, J.) :- The most difficult and delicate task of our founding fathers while framing the Constitution of the largest democracy in the world was to protect, preserve and safeguard the interests of the minorities and the backward classes in order to retain the secular nature of our Constitution. Perhaps they feared that a time may come when the overwhelming majority may overshadow or dominate, devour or destroy the educational, cultural and social rights of the minorities and wreck their individuality and personality. It was this central theme that runs through the entire Constitution which has provided sufficient safeguards to protect and preserve the minority educational institutions which is the most important and vocal medium through which this section of the society can speak and seek to redress its grievances.

2. In this appeal we are merely concerned with the rights and obligations of the State for the protection of minority institutions and for this avowed purpose Art. 30 was enshrined in our Constitution so that they may not suffer from a sense of inferiority complex and are able to throw themselves into the ma