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The Delhi High Court connected Friday (February 13, 2026) said the vacancies for the posts of chairperson and members successful the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions cannot beryllium near unfilled since 2023.
A seat of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the Centre’s basal that the tribunal has nary powerfulness to nonstop specified appointments since determination is nary timeline for it successful the instrumentality is “highly misconceived” and “contrary to the legislative mandate” successful the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act.
The Bench noted that the commission, which works towards safeguarding the cardinal rights of number institutions, is functioning with conscionable 1 member. It asked the Ministry of Education to taxable an affidavit detailing the steps taken by it to capable the vacancies.
“The vacancy successful the bureau of the chairperson of the committee has remained unfilled since September 2023. It is existent that the Act does not prescribe immoderate timeline mandating the responsive to capable the vacancy connected the expiry of the word of the chairperson oregon a member. However, that does not mean that nary steps for specified a agelong play shall beryllium taken by the authorities,” the tribunal observed.
The Court was dealing with a petition seeking directions to the Centre to capable the vacant posts of chairperson and members successful the commission.
The Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education responded that the beingness of the vacancies has not impeded the proceedings of the commission.
It stated that though the Act provides for the instauration and cognition of the commission, on with the qualifications, duties and powers of its chairperson and members, it is soundless connected the play wrong which their assignment indispensable beryllium made aft a vacancy.
The Court posted the lawsuit for proceeding connected May 4, 2026.
