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Urdu Section
15 Jun 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
No legal hurdles in the way of AMU campuses
The speakers at a meeting held in Delhi to discuss the opening of campuses of the Aligarh Muslim University in five towns of India said that there was no legal hurdle in the establishment of the campuses and asked everyone to extend his support to complete this gigantic task. The meeting was attended by the Bihar MLA Akhtarul Iman, the President of the AMU Old Boys Association, Khwaja Md Shahid, the Supreme Court Lawyer Feroz Ghazi and the editor of the Afkar-e-Milli, Qasim Rasool Ilyas.
Mr Akhtarul Iman said that the founder of AMU Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and his companions had faced many hurdles and hardships in establishing the University. Referring to the opposition of a section of people in the Muslim community as well as the communal outfits to the AMU campuses, Mr Akhtarul Iman said that the university was facing many obstacles in the opening of campuses but hoped that all the obstacles would be overcome. He further said that the Vice-Chancellor of the university as well as the university administration  had given their consent. The President of India had also given her written approval.
It should be noted that The University Action Committee represented by an Old Boy has filed a PIL in the Allahabad High Court challenging the decision of opening AMU campuses in distant towns, citing the University Act which says that a university can not open campuses beyond 25 km radius.



No legal hurdles in the way of AMU campuses
Muslim University in five towns of India said that there was no legal hurdle in the establishment of the campuses and asked everyone to extend his support to complete this gigantic task. The meeting was attended by the Bihar MLA Akhtarul Iman, the President of the AMU Old Boys Association, Khwaja Md Shahid, the Supreme Court Lawyer Feroz Ghazi and the editor of the Afkar-e-Milli, Qasim Rasool Ilyas.
Mr Akhtarul Iman said that the founder of AMU Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and his companions had faced many hurdles and hardships in establishing the University. Referring to the opposition of a section of people in the Muslim community as well as the communal outfits to the AMU campuses, Mr Akhtarul Iman said that the university was facing many obstacles in the opening of campuses but hoped that all the obstacles would be overcome. He further said that the Vice-Chancellor of the university as well as the university administration  had given their consent. The President of India had also given her written approval.
It should be noted that The University Action Committee represented by an Old Boy has filed a PIL in the Allahabad High Court challenging the decision of opening AMU campuses in distant towns, citing the University Act which says that a university can not open campuses beyond 25 km radius.

Source: Sahafat, Lucknow

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