'No Special Circumstance To Justify Law Affecting Single Entity' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Khalsa University (Repeal) Act 2017

Observing that it would be impermissible for the legislature to single out one entity from other entities without a reasonable classification, the Supreme Court today (Oct. 3) struck down the Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017 (“Repeal Act”) as unconstitutional which sought to single out the Khalsa University amongst 16 private Universities in the State. The bench comprising Justices...