On February 1, grappling with the intractable issue of the AMU's minority status, the top court said the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only did a 'half-hearted job' and did not restore the institution the position it had prior to 1951.

SC is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a vexed legal question whether the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) enjoyed a minority status